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Shannon Genealogy 



GENKA l.OGI CAL RKCORI) AND 
MKMORIALS OF ONE BRANCH OK 
THE SHANNON FAMILY IN AMERICA 



COMPILED BV 

(;korge r. hodgdon 



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I'RI'IAIOR^ NO'lIC 

It was in Septemlier, iKSj, that I first met Mr. Ilodgiion at liis law 
offices in Portsmouth, N. 11., ami induced him to undertake the investi- 
gation which has resulted in this compilation. In 1886 he entered 
public life, and so for a time was prevented from continuing his 
genealogical stuiiies, which were always so congenial to him, and for 
which he seemed to have a special aptitude. Finally, in 1 8(yo, he 
informed me that the work was nearly completed, and only awaited the 
insertion of a few additional data to be ready for the press. In June of 
the following year the rumor reached me that he was dead, and upon 
telegraphic in(]uiry I found the sad news was only too true. In the full 
strength of his powers, having already achieved a distinguished position 
in life, and with every probability of a long and honorable career before 
him, he jiasseii from the world, an irreparable loss to his family, his friends, 
and the community at large. 

In view of the great debt our family owe to Mr. I lodgdon for the 
service he has rendered them in this compilation, it is but natural that 
they should desire to know something more of his personality, and so we 
have thought it well to reproduce here the article that appeared in the 
" Daily Kvening Times," of Portsmouth, N. H., under date of June 12, 
iSyi, announcing the demise of our friend, and paying a warm and 
eloquent tribute to his memory. 

" This community was shocked, vcrilv shocked, hv the irueliifieiKe that Hon. 
and Kx-Mayor (Jeorgc K. Hod^don had joined 'the silent majority,' his demise 
occiirriny; last eveninj; about ten o'clock, after a lirief illness from that dread disease 
pneumonia. 

" He was liorii in Hatnstead, N. H., March 4, 18^9, and was the <uily child 
of Charles K. and Jane Hodj^don. He was educated at Dartmouth t'ollejjie, class 
of 1861 ; was an apt, retentive scholar, devoted to his hooks, always at the head of 
his class, and never suttered any school duty to lapse, however hard it might be, if 
persistent study and the midnight oil could overcome the obstacle. He was gradu- 
ated from Dartmouth with high honors, reluctant even then to part with his ulnui 
mtitn\ for whom he had ever had the profoundest reverence. 

"The parents of the deceased earb' became residents of i'ortsmouth, where 
their esteemed son, soon after graduating, commenced the stud\' of law, for which 
he had a peculiar aptitude. He was shortly admitted to practice ; his aiiilities were 
generally recogni/.ed and his services (juickly and continuously in demand. Keen 
in his research and vigorous in argument, those who entrusted him with their cases 
were sure of a strong advocate and one persistetit to the end. He was generousl)- 



X PREFATORY NOTK 

rcgardiil by ihi- profession, of which he was so ahic a representative, and the 
memorv of ' the counsel for the defense,' as he was familiarly known, will have 
endurini; inscription on the records of our courts. 

" i\Ir. Hodt;don had also a distinguished military career. He was commissioned 
a lieutenant in Companv (J., Tenth New Hampshire Volunteers, on August 20, 
1862, the captain of the Company being the late (Jeorge W. Towle, and the 
command composed entirely of Portsmouth boys. He served with the Ninth Corps 
of the Army of the Potomac, and resigned February 24, 1863, on account of ill- 
health. On June 2, 1864, he was appointed by President Lincoln a second 
lieutenant in the Veteran Reserve Corps and assigned to staff duty as aide-de-camp 
in the Department of the Tennessee, taking part in the campaign in northern 
Georgia in the following July and August. In September of that year he was 
transferred to the Department of the Missouri, and served on the staff of Cjcn. 
'I'homas Kwing, jr., during the Missouri invasion by the Confederate Army under 
(jen. Stirling Price. On November 22, 1864, Lieutenant Hodgdon was appointed 
to a captaincy, and was recommended by a military board of examination for a 
colonelcy of colored infantry. On January 15, 18O5, he was commissioned 
lieutenant-colonel in that branch of the service, but much to general regret declined 
the appointment and resigned military duty on March 29, 1866, after a record of 
which any soldier could well be proud. 

" He returned to Portsmouth and soon became prominent in ci\ il life, occupy- 
ing many responsible positions of trust. Included among them were the following: 
Commander of Storer Post, No. I, G. A. R., in 1880; Adjutant-General, Depart- 
ment of New Hampshire, G. A. R., 1885-1886; Judge-Advocate in 1887 ; Junior 
Vice-Commander in 1889, and Senior Vice-Commander in 1890. In 1891 he 
declined an election as Department-Commander. 

" He was City Solicitor of Portsmouth in 1875-6; a member of the House 
of Representatives in 1875, 1887, 1889 and 1890, and Alderman and member 
of the Board of Instruction in 1886; Mayor of the city in 1888-9; a Past (Jrand- 
Dictator of the (Jrand Lodge, Knights of Honor, of New Hampshire; treasurer 
of the Sagamore Lodge, K. of H., of this city, and a trustee in several other 
prominent associations. In every position Mr. Hodgdon was thoroughly trusted, 
and his counsel always followed. 

"In politics he was a staunch Democrat, and to his party he ever gave his 
best counsel and service, and was in turn honored by it in many ways. To his 
political opponents he accorded every meed of praise, — when merited ; indeed, he 
was not a partisan in any sense of the word, but in every post he held was 
just to all. 

" He was fre(|uentlv called 'a man of silence,' but his reticence was more the 
outcome of deep thought than of any natural disposition to coldness and reserve. 
He never allowed himself to go daft over any matter presented to his attention. 
Whatever came before him was given close study, and if he discovered aught that 
was ill or of benefit to his client, his opinion regarding it would soon be known, and 
in language that carried with it no doubtful meaning. He had hosts of warm 
personal friends, and although he was undemonstrative, yet his attachments were 
like the still waters, which run deep. 

" Mr. Hodgdon was twice married, and leaves two estimable daughters, Miss 



PRKFA'I'DRV NOTE xi 

Bertha and Miss Mabel, by his first wife, surviving. His father, who though beyond 
the allotted three score and ten is still comparati\ely vigorous, is also left to mourn 
the departure of an esteemed son. The estimable mother, who was a saint trans- 
planted to earth, died several years ago, and of the same disease, pneumonia, which 
ended the notable career of the subject of this all too imperfect sketch. 

" Heloved children and esteemed father have the tenderest svmpathv of this 
community in their unspeakable affliction; a loss which cannot be expressed through 
the po\ erty of language. Hut ' underneath are the everlasting Arms.' 

" Hail and farewell, kind, generous companion ! 

" We lay our wreaths of laurel and of bav upon the now silent heart, and feel 
that victory is the merited verdict in this final case of the counsellor and advocate, 
(jeorge K. Hodgdon." 

From a hiognipliical notice of Mr. liodgilon in Bell's " Hcncli and 
Bar" (p. 441 ) \vc ijuote the following: 

"He was a line scholar, particularly in (Jreek, and became much interested in 

his later years in history and genealogy. He published in the ' Portsmouth |ournal ' 

a series of notes and additions to the text of Adam's ' Annals of Portsmouth,' and 

had prepared for publication histories of one or more families of early prominence." 

Shortly after Mr. Hodgdon's death in 1 .S9 1 the manuscript copy of 
this work came into my possession, ami might then have lieen puhlished, 
but for the fact that 1 had just accepted an appointment in the diplomatic 
service, and was about proceeding to my post of duty ; and so it was not 
till the Spring of 1899 that I was able to give the matter any personal 
attention. 

After a careful examination of the manuscript it was then found to be 
hardly ready tor publication, if it was to conform to the requirements of 
genealogies of the latest type. Sketches of the more important members 
of the earlier generations of the family were altogether too brief and 
meagre in statement, — considering the data and information that might, 
with a little effort, be easily obtained from a variety of sources. Besides, 
Mr. Hodgdon had contemplated nothing in the way of illustrations, 
whether of portraits, old homesteatis or facsimiles of autographs, private 
papers or public documents, — a feature which now adds so much to the 
interest of this class of publications, and which we have endeavored in a 
measure to supply. A dozen tabular charts have also been inserted show- 
ing the descent of particular members of the family. 

Inirthermore, Mr. Hodgdon practically concluded his work in 1886, 
and since then so many changes have occurred in the history of existing 



xii PR K FA TORY NOTE 

families that it seemed alisoliitely necessary, before publication, to try and 
bring the record down to date, if, indeed, it was to have any special interest 
for the living. An effort has been made to accomplish this, although not 
without considerable ilifficulty, as those only can appreciate who have 
undertaken similar tasks. 

While carefully aiming not to detract from the just merit of the 
compiler's work it has been found necessary not only to carefully verify 
names and dates, but to supply many omissions and make numerous cor- 
rections. Ihis has entailed a vast amount of correspondence ; and while 
the additional information thus obtained has generally been presented in 
the form of notes (with my initials appended to distinguish them from the 
compiler's notes), yet occasionally it has been found necessary to rewrite 
the personal sketches, and even recast whole pages of the text. In no 
case, however, has an alteration been made which would in the slightest 
degree change the expressed opinions of the compiler. For example, the 
Introduction is printed substantially as he wrote it in 1890, and presents 
his own personal views on the subject of the origin of the family name. 

During the three years that Mr. Hodgdon was most actively engaged 
upon this work he corresponded with me regularly, and two volumes of 
his letters now before me, covering some four hundred pages in all, attest 
the energy and ability with which he pursued the investigation. 

As there is a great deal of interesting matter in these letters of which 
Mr. Hodgdon made no use whatever in his compilation, I have quoted 
from them frtely to show his opinions regarding some points that were in 
iloubt, and where there seemed to be good reason for it, have inserted 
entire letters, both in the Appendix and in the body of the work. 

In American genealogies the subject of "unplaced" members of 
the family always constitutes an important feature of the work ; — and 
while pursuing his investigations, Mr. Hodgdon seems to have had the 
same experience which falls to the lot of other genealogists. He encoun- 
tered not only in New Hampshire, but in other parts ot New Kngland, 
Shannons whom he could not place ; Shannons evidently belonging to 
families who had long resided in the country, but who were imable to trace 
their descent for more than three, or at most four, generations ; — and so 
for want of the connecting links it was impossible to say whether they 
were relateil to this branch of the family or not. 

It must be borne in mind that this compilation purports to give an 



I'RKI AIORY NOTE xiii 

account of only those Shannons who were found, after a careful examina- 
tion of town, church ami court records, local histories, family bibles and 
otiier autiicntic private memoranda, to be descended from the eldest son 
ot Nathaniel Shannon, the Emigrant Ancestor, who arrived at Boston in 
1687, :i"d after residing there thirty-six years, died on the 27th of August, 
1723, in his 68th year. 

This eldest son was also named Nathaniel ; hut there were two other 
younger sons, named Robert and Samuel, and it is very possible that 
some of the " unplaced " Shannons now residing in New England and 
other parts of the country are descended from one or the other of these 
younger sons of the old Naval Officer. 

That this had become a subject of special interest to Mr. I lodgdon 
is evident from frequent reference made to it in his letters. For instance, 
writing under date of November 20, 1883, he says : 

"1 am coiihilcnt that the C'aiitcrhiiry Shannons arc descendants cit" cither 
Robert or Samuel, jicrhaps the latter, as the name Samuel appears several 
times." 

And again untlcr date of December 26, 1SS3, he writes as follows : 

" I have discov ered that one ot" the early settlers in Dorchester in this State 
bore the name of James Shannon (1771). He does not belong to the New 
Castle family. I believe this man and Andrew, of Amherst, were descend- 
ants of Nathaniel, the Naval Officer. I have written to learn of them." 

I'niler date of December 15, 1884, after mentioning certain names 
found on the Revolutionary Rolls at the State House, in Boston, he says: 

" It is ipiite probable that both Samuel and Robert Shannon, above men- 
tioned, are descendants of either Samuel, born 1698, or Robert, born 1695, 
or of both of them." ..... 

" I shall go to Boston next week and examine the tax lists if 1 can gain 
access to them, hoping to find what was the end of the younger sons of the 
Naval Officer, and whether thev left anv descendants." 

Under date of Jaiuiarv 24, 1885, he writes again : 

" While the results thus far obtained have not been satisfactory to me 
concerning the descendants of Robert and Samuel, sons of the old Naval 
Officer, I am confident that 1 have discovered some of them, one of whom 
resides in Hampton, N. H., Robert Shaiuion, aged about 50 years. His 
ancestors, he sa\s, were residents of Charlestown, Mass. 

" There are others in Boston whom I have visited, but the ' connecting 
links are missmg. 



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UiuitT liatc of May 5, iSS<;, he again writes: 

" I aii\ MiMilih' at x\iiik slill in expectation that the ileseeniiants of' Robert 
.Mill S.iniuel eaii vet he found. At all events I have iliscovereii u family in 
Mass.uhiisetis who hav e lived there tor 1 50 \ears." 

It will e\cr l>c to me a source of tlic keenest rigret that Mr. 
Hoilgdon was iinahic to continue his inquiries until liie lieseendants of all 
three ot" the sons of our Kniigrant Ancestor luul heen traceil ; — for I 
ilouht if another will ever he found so well ei|uipiHHl for the task. As it 
is, the important service he has rendered our family in tracing all the 
descendants of the eldest son will he universally rccogni/eil. 

During iX<*.\ and 18S4 Mr. Ilodgdon also carried on a lono ami 
most interesting correspomlence reganling this suhject with Mr. josiah 
S. Shannon, of Manchester, N. II., who, it seems, firmly helies'etl he was 
a descendant of the old Naval Officer through one of his younger sons. 
A pt)rtion of this correspondence will he found in Appendix XIII., as 
well as a copy of the very interesting letter of Khenezer Shannon, — then 
an old gentleman of yo, residing at I'laistow, N. II., — giving an account 
of his famil\'. 

In the course of his impiiries Mr. I lodgdon likewise corresponded 
with Mr. James Shannon, of Kingston, Canada, who supplied important 
information regarding certain members of the (iiimanton branch of the 
fimily, living on Wolfe Islam! ; and who was also gooil enough to furnish 
a sketch of his own ancestors, the earliest, of whom he had any knowledge, 
having passeii from Scotland to North Ireland about 1650. (\'ide Ap- 
penilix \ I 1 1.) It was Mr. I lodgdon's idea that a connection might pos- 
sibly be established between this family and that of the old Naval 
Officer, who, when became from the North of Ireland to Hoston in 16S7, 
left an unmarried brother, Robert, still residing at I .ondomierrv. 

in acknowledging the assistance remiereil by others Mr. I loiigilon 
especially refers, in his Introduction, to Mr. I'homas II. McAllister, of 
Brooklyn, N. Y., and states that long before he began his own investiga- 
tions Mr. McAllister had already prepared a manuscript copy of a part of 
the family record. 

This statement hardly does full justice to the case. The fact is that 
too great stress cannot lie laid upon the importance of Mr. McAllister's 
service in this connexion, and I must not omit to add mv own testimony 
in the matter. 



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Mr. McAllister was the pioneer in tlie study and investigation of our 
family history, which he pursueii with a never-Hagging interest and enthus- 
iasm. To him it was a veritable labor ot love. Many an hour have we 
passed together in his pleasant Brooklyn home conversing upon the sub- 
ject so interesting to us both ; and I may even say that if it had not been 
for the stimulus of his remarkable letters written me in 1871-2 while 1 
was in Brazil, and which awoke in me not only the tiesire, but the determi- 
nation to know more of our family history, Mr. Hodgdon, himself, 
would probably never have begun his investigations, nor would this work 
ever have seen the light. To Mr. McAllister, then, above all others, 
must be given the chief credit for what has thus far been accomplished in 
the elucidation of our family history. 

Nor must 1 fail to here record my grateful acknowledgments to Dr. 
Nathaniel Shannon, who, in 1883, kindly placed at my disposal many 
interesting private papers''' of his grandfather, Hon. Nathaniel Shannon, 
of Moultonboro, and of his father. Dr. Thomas Shannon, a number of 
which papers have been rcjuoducetl in facsimile, — in accordance with his 
own suggestion, — ani.1 will appear in the course of the work, thus supply- 
ing one of its most attractive features. As the contents of some of these 
papers are of a purely private nature, their publication would be inexcus- 
able, except in a work of this nature, which, it should be remembered, is 
only intended for private distribution among the members of the family. 

in this connexion I desire also to extend my warmest thanks to all 
those who have promptly and fully rL-plictl to our in(|uiries, and thus 
greatly lesseneil the labor of our self-imposed task; — and especially to 
Mrs. Eleanor Vaughan Tufts, who, in addition to furnishing important 
information, has kindly supplied us with a number of very interesting 
sketches of members of her own immediate family and of other relatives 
with whom she held intimate personal relations ; also ta-Miss Martha A. 
S. Shannon, of Koxbury, Mass.; Mr. James Noble Shannon, of Toronto, 
Canada, and Mr. I'.dward Grafton Shannon, of I lalifax, N. S., for a 
similar valuable service; to Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Shannon, 11., of Brock- 
port, N. Y., for an interesting collection of photographs taken bv them, 
at my special request, and copies of which appear in the course of the 

* The originals of these papers are still in my possession, subject to such disposition as the 
family of Dr. Nath.inicl Shannon may direct. 



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work; to Mr. Dtis G. I luininuiul, of Concord. N. H., tor his courteous 
attention ami great assistance during niv researclies at the New I lanipshire 
State l.il>rary; to Mr. I lowe Call, of I'ortsniouth, N. 11., for important 
frienilly services at dirterent times; to Dr. Natlianiel N'aughan Shannon, 
of Cambridge, Mass.; Miss Marv Shannon Smith, of l.ee, Mass.; Mr. 
Charles I'.dwin Smith, of Norwooii, Mass.; Mr. 1.. Shannon Davis, of 
Boston, Mass.; lion. Stephen S. Jewett, of I.aconia, N. II.; Mrs. I*".li/a- 
heth I.. 1'. I'urhes, of Koxlniry, Mass.; Mr. Caldwell Warner McAllister, 
of New York. City; Miss I lelen M. S. Sanhorn, of Oneonta, N. \.; 
Mrs. William C. Shaniu)n, of Omaha, Nel>. ; Mrs. Anna .A. McClaran, of 
Marshall, I'ex.; Mrs. Chelsea Cook, of Conwav, Mass., and Miss Sarah 
l*earson Wingate, of Newton, Mass., for the contrihution of private papers, 
photographs, and iniiH)rtant data ai\d memoranda relating to their 
respective families. 

And, finally, special acknowledgments are due for the important 
services rendered in many wavs by my private secretary, Mr. 1 larry 
Bastianelli, who, as my chief assistant, has been indefatigable in his 
crtiirts ; — greatly aiding me in carrying on the vast amount of corres- 
[n>t\dence that became necessary, preparing a fair copy of the whole 
manuscript tor the printers, nuiking all the necessary arrangements tor 
publication, reading the entire proof in both galley and paye torm, and 
constantly supervising the work at every stage. The excellent index and 
tabular charts were also prepared by him. 

In thus revising and publishing Mr. 1 lodgdon's manuscript compil 
ation ot "one branch ot the Shannon tamily in .America," special ettort 
has been made to secure accuracy ot statement in names and dates ; and 
yet we can hardly expect that our work will be t'ound wholly faultless in 
this regard. In genealogical publications, especially, 'where there are 
always so many dates and names to be recorded, errors are sure to creep 
into the text, in spite of every precaution. We have, then, to request, as 
a favor, that wherever mistakes are found notice of the same will be 
kindly sent to the undersigned, so that the proper corrections may be 
made in any tuture edition of the work. 

K. C. Sh.-vnnon. 
Brockport, N. Y., July f>, 1905. 



CONTKNIS 

iNTRUIJUtl luN, |)|). I-S. 

'I'hc family of Shantutn bclDiigs to the Erse hraiich of the Celtic race. 
The surname of Shaimoii was originally written O'Seanchain, but now 
nioJitied and angiici/.ed into Shanahan and Shannon. It was first 
assumed as a surname by Aodh. Lineage of Aodh O'Seanchain, as 
traced by O'Hart. Aim of compilation. Acknowledgments of aid 
rendered by Mr. Thomas H. McAllister, Mrs. Mary J. Libbey, and 
Hon. Samuel Leonard Shannon. Krrors in the sketch of the V'aughan 
and Shann<jn families as published by Or. Thomas Shannon, of Kast 
Moultonboro, N. H., in 1851. Robert Shannon, Mayor of I>ondon- 
derry, Ireland, 1 yo-J. Kvidence t<j sustain first three generations of the 
family. 

Statkmknt KK(;ARi)iNci iHi-; AiJoriiDN OK I HK ( jKi-<.i)i<i AN Cai.knuak IN I 75 I , p. <>. 

Explanation ok numiieks uskd in this comi'ii.ation, |). io. 

First (jKnkration, pp. 1 1-27 ; Nos. 1-4. 

Sketch of Nathaniel Shannon, the Emigrant Ancest(jr, who arrived at lios- 
t(jn, Mass., in 1687. Member of the " C)ld South" Church, and 
Naval (Officer of the Port oi' Boston " fur upwards of twenty-two 
years." 

StcoNU (Feneration, pp. 2S-41 ; Nos. 5-7. 

Nathaniel, eldest son of Nathaniel, the Naval ()rticer, first lived in Ipswich, 
Mass.; married Abigail Vaughan, (jf Portsmouth, N. H., where they 
resided until 1720, when he sailed for Barbados, where he is supposed 
to have died in 1723. 'i'hc descendants of his two younger brothers, 
Robert and Samuel, do not appear in this compilation. Will of 
Abigail Walker and inventory of her estate. 

'I'hIRD (il-NERATION, pp. 42-54 ; Nos. 8-20. 

Sketches of Nathaniel and Cutts Shannon, and inventories ot their estates. 
P'ourth Generation, pp. 55-136; Nos. 21-62. 

Sketches of Nathaniel and Richard Cutts Shannon, of Portsmouth, N. H.; 
Thomas Shannon, of Dover, N. H. ; James Noble Shannon, of Parrs- 
borough, N. S., and Nathaniel Shannon, of .Moultonbcjro, N. H. 
Inventory of the estate of Thomas Shannon, of Dover, N. H. ; and 



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who clK-a ,n 1090, and of the granu. „u.,u.nuMl cvctol it, 1885 to the 
im-moiy of ilic three Vaughaiis. 

Ai'iM-NDix \'ll., pp. 4f)5-494- 

Wills of Riehard Cutt, of Portsmouth, N. H., and his wife Eleatior, pp. 
465-474 i documents relating to the estate of Major William Vaughan, 
pp 474-4«o ; will and inventory of the estate of George Vaughan, 
p 480-484; will of George Walker, p. 484 ; will and mventory 
f the estate of Lieut. Col. William Vaughan of Louisburg tame, 
pp. 4qi-4()4- 

AlM-KNDlX N'lll., pp. 495-500. 

An Account of the CJeneral Court Martial held at Exeter, N. H., November 
1, 1786, and of which Captain Thomas Shannon, of Dover, N. H., 
was the junior memlHT, pp. 495-497. 

AiM'KNOix I.\., pp. 50'-5i3- 

Son.e correspondence and nn-moranda regardn.g the tanuly of M.ijor Lben- 
c/er Tebbets, together with a bnef sketch of his civil and military 
career during the Revolution, drawn chierty from McDuffee's " History 
of Rochester, N. H.," and Quint's " Historical Menioianda ot Ancient 
Dover, N. H." 

Ai'iM-NDix X., pp. 5 '4-5 15- 

Letter of Mr. Hodgdon, the compiler, giving an account of Mrs. I>ibbey s 
last visit to Portsmouth, N. H. 

Aim'i:ni)1x XL, pp. 5i''-5^7- 
'l"he Stanwood Eamily. 

Ai'1m:ni)ix XH., pp. 5^8-537- 

Some account of Charles 15. CJreenough and his family. 

Ai'PKNuix XHL, pp. 53«-554- . . ^, 

Some correspondence regarding " unplaced " Shannons,— consisting of letters 
from Josiah S. Shannon, of Manchester, N. H., Ebenexer Shannon, ot 
Plaistow, N. H., James Shannon, of Kingston, Canada, as well as a 
number of letters from Mr. Hodgdon to Col. R. C. Shannon giving an 
account of his efforts to trace the descendants of Robert and Samuel 
Shannon, the two younger sons of Nathaniel Shannon, of Boston, the 
Emigrant Ancestor of the family,— also some correspondence with Mr. 
WilHam H. Shannon, Jr., of Newburgh, N. Y., and Mr. Wright 
Shannon, of Sunbright, Tenn., in regard to their particular families. 

Index, pp. 557-578- 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



George E. Hodgdon {Half-tone) Frontispiece 

Photographic copy of a crayon drawing furnished hy his daughter, 

Mrs. C. E. Jackson, of Portsmouth, N. H. pacr 

Autograph of Nathaniel Shannon, the Kmigrant . . . . • 1 1 

From the Mass. Archives and Probate Court Records of Boston. 

Facsimile of an article in the " Boston News Letter " of September 5, i 72 ^, 
announcing the death of Nathaniel Shannon .... 

Photographed from the original in the Public Library at Boston, Mass. 

Gravestone of Nathaniel Shannon, the Kmigrant ..... 
Copied from a photograph taken in the Old (Jranary Burial (irouiul, 
Tremont St., Boston, Mass. 

The same as the foregoing .....••• 

From a photograph taken after the stone was placed in a bronze casing 
for its better preservation. 

Autograph of Kli/.aheth, wife of Nathaniel Shannon, the Kmigrant . 
From the Mass. Archives and Probate Court Records of Boston. 

Facsimile of a letter (with superscription) from Nathaniel Shannon, jr., to 

his father, the Naval Officer, dated October 12, 1716 . . f'l'ing 28 

Photographed from the MS. in the Mass. Archives, Vol. Gt,, p. 241. 

Facsimile of a petition of William Vaughan, dated August 5, 1684, praying 

that he may be granted the privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus fining 33 
From the original preserved in the New Hampshire State Library, at 
Concord, N. H. 



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25 



26 



27 



Autograph of Abigail Walker .... 
Autograph of Nathaniel Shannon, of Portsmouth, N. H. 
Autograph of Alice, wife of Nathaniel Shannon 
Autograph of Cutts Shannon, of Portsmouth, N. H. 
Autograph of Mary, wife of Cutts Shannon 
Autograph of Nathaniel Shannon, of Portsmouth, N. H. 
Autograph of Klizabeth, wife of Nathaniel Shannon 



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xxii II.I.llSI'RAIlONS 

l'':Hsiriilk- of a KttiT tVom Ruhaiil C'utts Sliannoii, of I'ditsiiKiiilh, N. II., 

to Ins hrotluT Nathanifl, (lati-d Octolu-r 2, 1798 .... 67-70 
Imoiii ilio <irii;in;il in ilic pos.scssiun of R. C SliMiiiioii, of Urockpnrt, N. Y. 

(iravcstoiK- (if Richard (.'iitis Shannon, at I'ortsnioMlh, N. II. . /'"'i'lg 75 

l''r(im ;i ixxcni plioid^raph. 

AiiIof;ra|ih of I, illias Shannon, wife of Thomas Shannon ... 78 

I'aisiniili' of ilosini; pail of a icIH-i' from Thomas Shannon, of i)o\cr, 

N. II., lo his hiothci Nalhann'i, datcil I )cHcmlHr .j 1 , 1 7<)7 . . Si 

J.inK-s N.ihU- ,unl C'hloc (.AviT) Shaniu.n, of l'airshoroiij;li, N. S. . . 83 

I'lciin iilioKigi-.ipliii (.(ipii-;- fiiniisliL'J In Ivlw.ini {;ralic.n SliiHinoii, 
of ll.ilifa.\, N. S. 

I''.usimili- of .1 k-iur from James NoMc Shannon lo Ins liroilur Richard 

(.'nils Shannon, dau-il May 23, 1805 ..... /;/,/;/(,' 88 

I'ldiii llu- oiii;iii.il ill i1k- piisscssioii of R. C. Sli.niiioii, of Br(n kiKirl, N. \ . 

l''acsimiK' of a Idler from James Noble Shannon to his hrolhei Nalhaiiiei 

Shannon, of Monhonhoro, N. H., dated August 5, 1815 . fusing 92 

l''riiiii iho (irii;in,il in llu- pus.-icssidii of R. t'. .Sli.niniiii, of RriHk|i(Ml, N. ^■. 

Autograph of Nathaniel Shannon, of Monhonhoro, N. II. ... 95 

Old Homestead of Nathaniel Shannon, of Moiillonlioio, N. 1 1. . . 96 

l''roiii .1 receiil pliolopr.ipli. 

The Shannon Mniial (Iround al Monhonhoro, N. ll.,sho\vinii the nionii- 

meni creeled to Dr. Thonias Shannon ..... 97 

Imoiii .1 rccciil pliotiigr.ipli. 

The Old North Meeting House at C'oiicoril, N. II., where the coinenlion 

was held for the ratification a\' the H'cderal C'onsliliition, - N.iih.iniel 

Shannon, of Moultonboro, heing one of the Deli-iiates . . . loo 

VAcn from Walker's " History of 1 lie N, M. fVJer.il t'oinoiitioii ii\' 
17SS." 

Autograph inscripli<in on tly-leaf of law-hook of Richard (.'iilts Shannon, 

of I'ortsmoiilh, N. I 1. . . . . . . . . 100 

facsimile of a commission dated July 18, 1715, " constitutinii; and appoint- 
ing " (icorgc Vaughan l,iciitciiant-(jov ernor of the Pnnince of New 
Hampshire, — bearing the sign manual of CJeorgc I. . . 106-107 

From the original in ihc possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brockpori, N. ^■. 



ILLIISIRAIIONS xxiii 

Facsimile of a k'ttc-r from John Laiifidoii to Nathaniel Shami.ni, dated 

September 4, 1 794 107-1 1 1 

From the original in the possession of" R. C. Shiinnon, oC Broekport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of a letter from John Faiifidoii to Nathaniel Shamioii, dated 

October 28, 1795 107-1 I I 

From the original in (he possession of R. C. Sh.innon, of Hroekp(jri, N. Y. 

Facsimile of a Warrant from the selectmen of Ham|)ton, N. H., rei|inrin(i; 
"Nathaniel Shannon, constable," to levy and collect taxes, " agreeable 
to a vote of said town for paying Rev. Mr. Thayers money salary for 
the current year" f,,,;,,^ , , , 

Facsimile of a letter from John l.angdon to Nathaniel Shannon, dated 

February 10, I S04 fmni^wi 

From the r,rigin:il in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Broekport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of an interesting receipt given by Joseph Ayers to Nathamel 
Shannon, in 1783, showing that the people of that day preferred to 
barter rather than to receive in payment for their produce the paper 
money then in circulation . . . . . . . ||t 

From the original in ihc possession of R. C. Shanntjn, of Broekport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of a receipt for ^^229. o. 0., dated January 4, 1 779, given by the 
State 'I'reasurer of New Hampshire to Nathaniel Shannon " Constable 
of the town of Moultonboro," being that town's share of the State 

tax for 1778 f„f,„^ ,,^ 

I'Voni ihc original in the possession of R. C. .Shannon, of Broikpori, N. N'. 

Facsimile of a receipt given by William Atkin to Nathaniel Shannon, dated 

September 22, 1778 . . . . . . . , , f, 

Fnjni the original in 1 lie possession ot R. C. Sliannon, of Hrockjiori, N. Y. 

Facsimile of a curious receipt "in full" given by |ames Jackson, |r., to 

Nathaniel Shannon, dated July 25, 1776 . . . j j f, 

l-'rom the original in the possession of R. C. Sliannon, of Brotkport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of an official letter from Governor (Jilman, of New Hampshire, 
to Nathaniel Shannon, of Moultonboro, notifying him of his election 
as Senator, dated May 17, 1805 ...... facini; 116 

From the original in the possession of R. C Shannrm, r,f Broekport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of an official letter from (jovernor Fangdon, of New Hampshire, 



xxiv ILLUSTRATIONS 

ti) N;ith:iMicl Shannon, of Mmiltonboro, t)otit'\ inj; him of his election 

as Senator, dated May 15, 1807 ...... 116-124 

From the origiii.il in [he po.sscssion nt R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of entries made in the I^'amiK- Bible of Nathaniel Shannon, of 

Moultanlioro, N. H. ....... 116-124 

From a photographic copy furnished b\' Dr. Nathaniel N'aiighan 
Shannon, ot Cambridge, Mass. 

I''acsiniile of a commission issued by President Weare, of New Hampshire, 
to Nathaniel Shannon, of Moidtonboro, as " First Lieutenant of the 
First Conipam' of the Nineteenth Regiment of Militia," dated Aiitjiist 
(), I 78 1 . . . . . . . . . . I 16-1 24 

From ihe original in the possession ot R. C Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 

Facsimile ot a commission issued by Governor Gilman, ot New Hamp- 
shire, to Nathaniel Shannon, of Moultonboro, as " Captain of the 
First Compan\- of the Nineteenth Regiment of Militia," dated October 
25, 1798 . . . . . . . . 1 16-124 

From the original in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of a commission issued by Governor Langdon, of New Hamp- 
shire, "constituting and appointing" Nathaniel Shannon, of Moulton- 
boro, " liistice of the Peace and of the Quorum " of Stratford County, 
dated Februarv 3, 1807 . . . . . . . 116-124 

From the original in the possession ot R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 

Facsimile of a commission issued by Governor Langdon, of New Hamp- 
shire, " constituting and appointing" Nathaniel Shannon, of Moulton- 
boro, "■ justice of the Peace and of the Quorum " of Strafford C\)untv, 
dated February 3, 1812 . . . . . . . 116-124 

From the original in the possession of R. C. Shannon, ot lirockport, N. \ . 
Autograph of Nathaniel Shannon, of Gilmanton, N. H. . . . 138 

Autograph of John Langdon Shannon ...... 145 

James Noble and Nancy (Allison) Shannon ..... 146 

From photographic copies turnishcd h\ Edward (iratton Sliannon, ot 
Halita.x, N. S. 

■{"he Shannon Hurial CJround at Halifax, N. S 152 

From a photograph turnishcd bv Kdward Gratton Shannon, ot Halifax, N. S. 

William Allison Shannon . . . . . . . . 153 

From a photographic copy of a silhoucltc turnishcil hv Kdward (irat- 
ton Shannon, of Halifax, N. S. 



'57 



159 



i68 



ILLUSTRATIONS 

Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, of Saco, Me. ..... 

From a photographic copy of a silhouette in the possession of his 
grandson, R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 

The Shannon Hurial Ground at Saco, Me. Dr. R. C. Shannon and his 
descendants ■•.... 

From a recent photograph. 

Facsimile of memorandum of an agreement drawn and signed by Dr. Richard 
Cutts Shannon, of Saco, dated May 14, I 802 

Facsimile of a letter from Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, of Saco, to Col. 

Thomas Cutts, dated January 4, 1803 />/a;;ri8i 

From the original in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 

Lieut. William and Mary (VValdron) Shannon 201 

From a photographic copy furnished hy Miss Sarah Pearson Wingate, 
of Newton, Mass. 

Autograph of Lieut. William Shannon, U. S. A 207 

Mary (Waldron) Shannon 208 

From a photograph, taken late in life, furnished bv Miss Sarah 
Pearson Wingate, of Newton, Mass. 

Mary Clark Shannon, daughter of Ijcut. William Shannon ... 209 

From a photograph furnished hy Miss Sarah Pearson Wingate, of 
Newton, Mass. 

Thomas Westbrooke Waldron and Kliza (Perkins) Shannon 

From photographs furnished by Mrs. Eleanor X'aughan Tufts, of 
Boston, Mass. 

The Thomas Westbrooke Waldron Shann..n Hurial (Ground at Saco, Me. 214 

From a recent photograph. 

Sophia Moody Shannon ..... 



2'3 



From a photograph furnished by Mrs. Eleanor \'aughan Tufts, 
of Boston, Mass. 



215 



Richard Cutts and Eugenia (Ruff) Shannon 216 

From a photograph in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 

John and Abigail (Shannon) Warner 



Photographed from the original paintings in the possession of Cald- 
well Warner McAllister, of New York City. 



217 



xxvi HJAJSTRAl'IONS 

Thomas H. ;uul Juliet (WariuT) McAllister, of Hrooklyn, N. ^'. . . 2l8 

From a photograph in the possession ot R. C Shannon, ol Rroek- 
port, N. Y. 

Dr. Thonias Shannon, of" Moultonboro, N. H. ..... 225 

l'"roin a dagncrreoivpc in the pcjssession ot R. C. Sliannon, ot Broek- 
port, N. Y. 

Old llomesteai! ot" Dr. 'I'homas Shannon, of Moultonboro, N. H. . . 226 

l''r(ini a pli(in)graph tnrnisheil In Or. Nathaniel Vaiighan Shannnn, 
nt CainliriJge, Mass. 

I''ac'siniile ot" niscription on the tly-lcat" ot" hook jjiven to Dr. Thomas 

Shannon h\' his liranilmother, Mary Shannon, in 1 790 . . . 226 

Facsimile ot" a letter tfom Dr. Thomas Shannon addressed to his father, 

Nathaniel Shannon, dated October 22, 1806 . . . futiiig i-^x 

I'Voni ihc original in the possession of R. C. Sliannon, ot Bioekporl, N. \ . 

I''acsimile of a letter t"ron) Dr. 'I'homas Shannon to Pearson Cogswell, 

dated Se|itember 24, 1 S jt) ....... /'"'".f ■i.'^S 

from the original in the possession ot R. (.". Shannon, ot Brockport, N. Y. 

Mary Jane (Shannon) Libbey, daughter of I )r. 'I'homas Shannon . . 235 

I'Voni a photograph furnished by Dr. N.ilhaniol Vaughan Slianncm, 
ol Cambridge, Mass. 

(Jcorgc and Sally (Tebbets) Shannon 239 

iMdni a phologr.iph lurnislicil In |cin.iih.in Cnllin Shannon, ot 
l.aconia, N. II. 

|ohn Sherburne and Abigail (Rand) Shannon 240 

From a photograph tiunishcl In I'.lhridgc Morrill Sli.umon, of 
Coneord, N. II. 

Ilomestead of |ohn SlH'rbiniie Shannon at (iilmanton Iron Works, N. H. 241 

From a rcecnt plmtograpli. 

The Shannon Burial (Jround at (Jilmanton Iron Works, N. II., showing 

monument erected to John Sherbiniie Shannon .... 242 

From a recent phologr.iph. 
William Shannon .......... 252 

l'"rom a phoiograph turnished In jolin \\'esle)' Sh.inncin, ol I'orts- 
niouth, N. H. 

Charles Augustus Shannon ........ 255 

I'rom a photograpli tnrnished b\ his widow. 



ILLUSTRATIONS xxvii 

Rohcrt Sharp and Mary Harriet (Shannon) Davis .... 260 

From a steel engraving and photograph tiirnishcd by their son, Lang- 
don Shannon Davis, of Boston, Mass. 

Sanincl Leonard Shannon, of" Halifax, N. S. 26-? 

From .1 photograph furnished by his son, Fdward Crafton Shannon, 
of Halifiix, N. S. 

Autograph of Samuel Leonard Shannon, of Halifax, N. S. . . . 26^ 

Taken from one of his letters to the compiler. 

Samuel Leonard Shannon, of Halifax, N. S. 264. 

I'Vom a photograph, taken later in life, furnished by his son, lames 
Noble Shannon, of Toronto. 

Charles 'I'eiihets and Jane Randell Shannon, of Hiddeford, Me. . . 270 

I'Vom photographs in the possession of their son, R. C. Shannon, 
of Broekport, N. Y. 

Autographs of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tehhets Shannon ... 271 

Abigail Tcbliets (Shannon) Loeke, daughter (,f Dr. Riehard Cutts Shan- 
non, of Saco, Me. ...... 



11 a copy of photograph in the possession of R. C. Shannon of 
Hrockport, N. Y. 



273 



Clinton Adams Locke, son of Calvin Locke, of Marshall, Texas . . 279 

From copy of photograph in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of 
Hrockport, N. Y. 

Rev. Kdwin ami Mary Harker (Shannon) [ennison . . . 281 

From photographs in the possession of R. f. Shannon, ot Brock- 
port, N. Y. 

Facsimile of a letter from Dr. Riehard Cutts Shannon, of Saco^ Me., dated 

October 25, iSiO, I,) his daughter Mary . . . 28:^-286 

From the original in the possession of R. C. Shannon, ot' Brocknort 
N. Y. ' ' 

KdwiJi Shannon jennison, son of Rev. Ldwin )ennison 

h'rom a photograph in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brock- 
port, N. Y. 

Samuel Tebbets and Martha Ann Prentice (Stevens) Shannon 

From photographs furnished by their daughter. Miss Martha Ann 
Stevens Shannon, of Roxbury, Mass. 



287 



288 



xxviii ILIAJSTRA riONS 

Autograph of Samuel Tebbets Shannon ...... 289 

janics Shannon, son of Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, of Saco, Me. . . 290 

I'Vimi a photographic copv in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of 
Brockport, N. Y. 

James (iriswold Shannon ......... 292 

From a photographic copy in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of 
Broei<port, N. \'. 

Caroline (Shannon) (Joodale, daughter of Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, of 

Saco, Me. .......... 293 

From a photograpliic copv in the possession of R. C Shannon, of 
Brockport, N. Y. 

William Augustus Shannon, of Lee, Mass. ...... 297 

From a daguerreotype furnished hy Miss Mary Shannon Smith, 
of Lee, Mass. 

William Augustus Shannon, of Lee, Mass. ...... 298 

From a photograph, taken later in Hfe, furnished li\' Miss Sarah 
Pearson Wingatc, of Newton, Mass. 

Oliver Noble Shannon, son of Lieut. William Shannon .... 300 

From a photograph furnished hy Miss Sarah Pearson Wingatc, of 
Newton, Mass. 

Homestead of Oliver Noble Shannon at Newton, Mass. . . t<":t»g 300 

Kr(jm a photograph furnished hy Miss Sarah Pearson Wingate, of 
Newton, Mass. 

Mary Shannon, daughter of Oliver Noble Shannon .... 302 

From a photograph furnished by Miss Sarah Pearson Wingate, 
of Newton, Mass. 

Uenjamin and Elizabeth l^erkins (Shannon) Shreve .... 307 

i'Vom photographs furnished by Mrs. Kleanor Vaughan Tufts, of 
Boston, Mass. 

Enoch and Phcbe Westbrooke Waldron (Shannon) Paine . . . 308 

From photographs furnished by their daughter, Mrs. F^lcanor \'aughan 
Tufts, of Boston, Mass. 

(Jeorge Washington Shannon ........ 313 

Froin a photograph tiunished by Mrs. l'".lcanor Vaughan Tufts, 
of Boston, Mass. 

Autograph of (jeorge Washington Shannon . . . . . 314 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



Oilaiulo l^c-rkins Shania 



From a photograph furnished l,y Mrs. Eleanor Vaiighai. Tufts, 
ot Boston, Mass. 

Horatio Nelson Shannon ..... 

From a photograph furnished by liis daughter, Mrs. Edward Thaxter 
Cushing. 

Thomas VVcstbrooke Shannon 

From a photograph furnished by Mrs. Eleanor Vaughan Tufts, 
o( Boston, Mass. 

Frederick Henry Shannon .... 

From a photograph in the possession of R. C. Shannon, „f Brockport, N. Y 
Thomas Rindge Shannon ..... 

From a photograph in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brockpori, N. Y 

Sarah Rindge (Shannon) Choate 

From a photograph furnished by Dr. Nathaniel Vaughan Shannon, 
ot Cambridge, Mass. 

Dr. Nathaniel Shannon ..... 

From a photograph iu the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 
Autograph of l)v. Nathaniel Shannon 

From a letter in the possession of R. C. Shannon, of Brockport, N. Y. 
Ira and Sally (Ross) Shannon 

From a photograph furnished by their daughter, Mrs. Charles Albert 
Dockam, of Gilmanlon Iron Works, N. H. 

Homestead of Ira Shannon ..... 

From a recent photograph. 

Stephen and Ann Prescott (Chase) Shannon 

From a photograph furnished by their son, Jonathan Cotlin Shannon, 
ofLaconia, N. H. 

Lorain Terry Shannon ..... 

From a photograph furnished by Charles Edwin Smith, of Nor- 
wood, Mass. 

Mary Emery (Lapham) Shannon .... 

From a photograph furnished by her daughter, Mrs. F. I. Ordway, 
ot Framingham, Mass. 



314 



.315 



316 



318 



319 



320 



321 



322 



330 



331 



332 



336 



349 



XXX ll.l.tlSIKA I IONS 

M.iiili.i Aim ( iir«iiiiii|'li Ml. Ill ....... {SI 

!■■ 1 .1 |.|lnl.,,.,l.l|.|l liulu' |M,;,i,. ,,l, I K. I'. SlKllHlnli, ..I 111 , „ |. |.ni 1 , N. Y. 

Aiilu|i|,i|ili ul M.iiili.i Ann .Sli.innoii ...... {S-l 

ll.im.Mi.iil.il M.iiili.i .Ann ( infliiiii|i|> .Sli. mi .ii llm. k|iiiil , N. ^'. {di 

I'llMll .1 |.ll..l,,,.l,l|.|, HI lll,-|lll.',;,.'Mi,lll 111 U I'. Ml.lMlM.n, III lil.l, l>|...M, N. V. 

Sli.minm |',i.iiil', i.i|iii.l Imm .1 |ili.iliii'i .i|ili l.iki 11 .11 llir .\lili.ili I 'ulLiju-, 
OKI Oiili.ii.l It.M.li, Ml-., Ill iSSS, .iii|.in.il |ilii.lii|.i.ii.li in llu- 
puNM'NMiin III l\. I'. .Sli.iimiiii, III Itiii. k|).iil, N. N. /,;./«)■ {74 

rill-, pi. nil.- i-, 111.' ;u.lr .•\..'|.li.iii 1.1 llu- ml. iv li.iv.' ImIIium'.I 111 llu-. 
i.iiii{iil,iM.iii, III I'l.'M'iil iiiih ill.- I.I..-:. .>! lliii:,<- Sli.niii.iii.-. wliii 
linvc ilii'.l, 'Mil;. l.iiiiiK ciiiiil'. Iiiiu.-v.-i, i-inli|-iii-i'» .111 mniiy nl 
till' viiiiiif'.i'r iii.-iiili.-r. .il ill.' l.iiiiiU ili.ii it si'i'iiii'.l ;i pity mil In 
li\ .111.1 pirni-n.- 11 Ml :iiiiii.- iii.H.- .11. Inline I. .1111. 



i'.ipi, .-Xiijiiisiiis \'.m|i,li.m Sli. .111 ..... 

l-'i.iiii .1 pl..ii.>v.i.ipli liiiiii:.lu.l li\ Ml-'!' Miin Sli.iiiii.iii .Siiiiili, III 

I..-,-. M.l:,:.. 

M.ii\ I'l.iik (.Sli.inniiii) .Smilli ....... 

I'l.iiii .1 .l.i).,il.'iiriiUp.- Iiiliii:.lu-.l l'\ li.i .l.iii)',lin-i. Ml.-.;. M.li\ .Sli.iiiii.ni 
Slliilli'. Ill I.,-.-. M.l-.;.. 



Ml 



,<S/ 



I, ill. IS I \..ii (Sli.mn.Hi) rnslmiji, il.inrliu-i ..I lloi.iii.i Nt-isnii Sli. inn. m <.S.| 

l''i,iiii ,1 pli.ii.i,M.ipli lllllll^lu'.l U li.'i in.iili.'i. Mih. I.iliii ll.-m.'liii.iii. 
,.l N.-u Nnik I'm. 

M.ip.i \\ illi.mi riimmmiis Sli.inn.iii, I'. S. A /;;,;«(,■{«(> 

M.il..-Ili- Sl.mw.i.i.l ^Sh.mn.in) W.iIm.iii, .l.iiii'lil.i ..I (,'li.iiK-v W .i\ Sli.inn.iii, 

..I S.i. .., .Ml- 4^"» 

l'i..iii .1 pli.n.ic.i.ipli l.iiiii^lu-.l In- lu'i l.illu-i. 

III. \ .iiii'lun I'.iml. .11 i'.iml .il I Ji .im-s (. '.-mclii \ , i'.n ism.Hilli, N . II. 4(>{ 

l''i.iiii .1 pli.iini'.i.ipli 1.-. .'iiiK i.iki'ii. 

Aulop.i.ipli I'l l\u l\.iul I'lill ..... 4(17 

Aii(.>(.i.i.ipli ..t ll..-ii.-.'.-i l'.-l.|..-is S' J 

(.'harU-s il.u kiis .iiul M.iiih.i .\nn t^Sp.uiKlmsO Ciu-iii.iii!i,l\ . S-'') 
ImiUii |>li.il.>|;i.iplis in llu- p.i.vs.-s.sion ol U. I.'. Sli.inii.ni, ..I Urmkp.m, N. \'. 



II-MLSIRA I IONS xxxi 

C'hatli's l',(lw;iiil ( jici-iiDugh . . . . . . . 5/2 

■•'roiii ii |ilii)lii(_M-.i|)li in llic possession of R. C. Sli.iiinon, ol' Huh k|ic,ii, N. Y. 

1' ranees (jiay (Dawson) ( iiicnough . 572 

l-'rom a photograph in the |)ossessioii of her son, Cliarlcs Ivlwanl 
Grecnough, (jf New York City. 

K/.ra and Liicy Caroline (Oirnes) (Jreenoiijih ..... 5^4 

l''roTii pli(jiof/r.iplis in llie possession of R. t'. Sliannon, ot |{r(;i kpoil, N. Y. 



iN'rRoniTcrnoN 

The family of Shannon belongs to the Erse branch of tlie 
Celtic race, which populated Ireland centuries anterior to the 
Christian Era, and alone of all the European races of that period 
has maintained its identity to the present time. 

From Ireland, where the Family originated, it was extended 
into Scotland with those early Celtic emigrations which settled 
on its western coast, from whence in modern times have come 
the colonists of Northern Ireland, who have formed that distinc- 
tive subdivision of the race known in history as the "Scotch- 
Irish." 

The Emigrations of the latter to different parts of America 
from the reign of James Second to the commencement of the 
Revolution were frequent, and among them many representatives 
of the Shannon family who have founded several distinct branches 
in the United States and the Dominion of Canada. 

To trace the lineage and to gather up and collect the memo- 
rials of one of these Scotch-Irish branches, now numbered by 
eight generations, has been the endeavor of the compiler. 

As a preliminary, it will perhaps be of interest to illustrate 
the origin of the surname of Shannon, the manner and the reason 
of its adoption, and also the high antiquity of the famMy in Fkirope 
as established by reliable authority. 

To comprehend more clearly the derivation of the family 
name, it may here be remarked that surnames were first intro- 
duced into Ireland about the middle of the tenth century, and 
within fifty years afterwards (A. D. looo) they became adopted 
all over that Island and the Celtic portion of Scotland. 

And when surnames came into general use among the inhab- 



2 INTRODUCTION 

itants ot Ireland and their cognate race in Scotland care was taken 
that they should not be arbitrarily assumed. 

Every family was to add to its christian name the name of 
some particular ancestor renowned for his superior bravery, liter- 
ary attainments or virtue. To this was prefixed the words O' or 
Mac, which signified the son or descendant of that person. 

But following the English invasion of Ireland in the year 
I 1 69, and the contact between the native population and their 
Anglo-Saxon conquerors, these surnames in process of time became 
essentially modified or anglicized, and in many instances the prefix 
O' or Mac was discontinued. Among these modernized names 
is that of the family embraced in the following record, which in 
the ancient Celtic was written O'Seanchain, and subsequently 
modified and anglicized into Shanahan and Shannon. ••' 

The name O'Seanchain was first assumed as a surname by 
Aodh, a chieftain of the Province of Ulster, whose christian 
name long before his birth had designated six of the ancient 
Kings ot Ireland. The surname assumed was derived from the 
name of one of Aodh's remote ancestors, Seanchan,"j" and 

* Irish Pedigrees by O'Hart. Fourth Edition. Vol. 1, p. 260. 

fSome members of the famil\ ha\e erroneously ascribed the origin of their 
name to the river Shannon in Ireland. This river was called by Orosius, a native 
of Spain and a Latin -author of the fourth century, "Sena," obviously the latinized 
form of the Celtic word "Sen" or "Sean " (ancient), i. e., the ancient (River). 

It is noticeable that the words "Sean" and " Seancha " (an antiquary) in the 
context are derivations of the same Celtic root. 

Sir James Ware, a British writer, in his elaborate treatise on the antiquities of 
Ireland published in the year i 745, thus alludes to the derivation of the name of the 
river : 

" Etymologists have been busv with the explanation of the word Shanon and differ 
widely in their account. 

"Some make it to signify Shana\yn or Shan-.4yon, i. e., the ancient Riyer; some 
Senn-aun or Synn-avon, two British words signifying the Slow or Stagnating River, from 
its slow course and the many Loughs it stagnates into in its long passage trom the source 



INTRODUCTION 3 

composed of the two Celtic words "Seancha" (an antiquarian or 
genealogist) and "an" (one who), the prehx O' and change in 
the orthography being necessary to denote descent. 

We may therefore infer that Seanchan was distinguished for 
his science in antiquities or genealogy, and in accordance with 
the rule previously explained the name was adopted by his descend- 
ant Aodh for the surname of the family. 

O'Hart, an eminent authority on Irish Pedigree, has traced 
the lineage of Aodh O'Seanchain through sixteen generations, as 
follows : 

O'HART'S IRISH PEDIGREES 
SHANNON 

Arms : Gu. a bend or. Crest : A demi talbot sa. 

COSCRACH, a brother of Cineadh (or Cendedach) who is No. 106 
on the " Kennedy" (of Thomond) pedigree, was the ancestor of O'Sean- 
chain ; anglicised Shanahan, and Shannon. 

to6. Coscrach : son of Donchadh Cuan. 

[07. Flaithbeartach : his son. 

108. Seanchan (" seancha": Irish, an antiquary, or genealogist); his 
son ; a quo O'Seanchain. 

[09. Donchadh Dubh : his son. 

10. Ruadhri ; his son. 

11. Donchadh: his son. 
I z. Aodh : his son. 

13. Flaithbeartach: his son. 

14. Taidhg : his son. 

15. Ruadhri: his son. > 

16. Donchadh : his son. 
I 7. Aodh : his son. 

18. Flaithbeartach: his son. 

19. Taidhg : his son. 
120. Aodh O'Seanchain : his son. 

to its mouth. But the most singular notion of all is, that it does not bear the name 
Shanon till its union with the Inny, being before called Shann, and that from thence it 
incorporates with it a part of the name, as well as its waters, and is called Shann-Inny, 
or Shannin." — Ware'' s Antiquititi of Ireltiud, p. ^^. 



4 IN TROiU'C'I'ION 

Aodh O'ScaiK-luiin [izo] was tlu- tirst to add the name 
ot O'Seaiichaiii to his christian name ami so became the founder 
ot the family. This occurred in all prohahility between the 
years A. D. 950 and A. 1). 1000, and allowing, — according to 
the ordinary computation in trenealoiiv, — four generations for 
each one hundred years, Oonchadh C\ian, the earliest known 
ancestor ot Aodh O'Seanchain, must have been living prior to 
the year A. I). 600. 

So remote and extended a pedigree is not a matter of surprise 
to those conversant with the annals of the ancient (.'elt;r;* no 
people in luiri>pe devoted so much careful attention to their 
family genealogies, which, when completed, were deposited 
among the public archives for preservation and reference. This 
custom, since the h'nglish conquest, it is to be forever regretted, 
has been discontinued. 

Nine hundred years having elapsed since the name ot the 
family was adopted, as would naturally be expected its branches 
have become very numerous both in Ireland and Scotland ; and 
although there is no connection betw een many of them traceable, 
yet it is worthy to be noted that there is a tradition long current 
among them that all of the name of Shannon are descendants oi' 
ancestors of great antiquity who were of the primitive Celtic race. 

This volume, as already indicated, is intended to embrace 
the record ot one branch only ot' the family whose progenitor, 
Nathaniel Shannon, emigrated from the North of Ireland near the 
close of the seventeenth century, and settled in Boston, Mass., of 
which port he was the first Naval Otiicer. In the accomplish- 

* John Sullivan, the father of General Sullivan of the Revolutionary Armv, was 
a schoolmaster of Berwick, Me., and a native of Limrick, Ireland. He had in his 
possession, and which he claimed to be authentic, an unbroken pedigree of his family, 
through the C^'Sullivans and their progenitors before the era of surnames, to an 
ancestor living before the first century. 



INTRODUCTION 5 

ment of his task the compiler is indebted to several members of 
the family for much valuable assistance, to whom he desires to 
express his acknowledgments ; especially to Thomas H. Mc- 
Allister, Esq.,* of Brooklyn, N. Y., whose record in manuscript 
of one line of the Emigrant's descendents prepared some twenty 
years ago has been largely transcribed on the following pages ; 
and to the venerable Mrs. Mary J. (Shannon) Libbey,f of 
East Moultonboro, N. H., now (1890) in her eighty-first year, 
for the generous contributions of the papers of her grandfather, 
Hon. Nathaniel Shannon, and for the extensive memoranda of 
her kindred, in the accumulation of which she has devoted many 
years of her prolonged life ; also to Hon. Samuel Leonard Shan- 
non, Q. C, D. C. L., of Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the interesting 
memorials of his ancestors and the complete genealogy of his 
branch of the family, which was settled in that Province during 
the war of the Revolution. 

The attention of the compiler was early invited for his gui- 
dance to a sketch of the V^aughan and Shannon Families prepared 
by Dr. Thomas Shannon, M. D., (born 17H3; died 1864) of 
East Moultonboro, N. H., and published in 1851 on pp. 245-6, 
Vol. V. of the New England Historical and Genealogical 
Register. 

Inasmuch as that part of the sketch which relates to the 
Shannon Family had long been regarded as substantially its 
authoritative outline, it is inserted at length below, together with 
the reasons for the rejection of the account given respecting the / 

earlier generations. 

" On the Shannon side, there were two brothers, the eider, Sir 
Robert Shannon, was Mayor of the City of Dublin, Ireland, he 
died without issue — a bachelor. 

* Mr. McAllister died in Brooklyn, N. Y., December 29, 1898.— R. C. S. 
t Mrs. Libbey died at Moultonboro, N. H., Uecember 14, 1891. — R. C. S. 



\ 



6 INTRODUCTION 

"The other brother emigrated to Portsmouth, N. H. While 
on the passage he had a son born, whom he named Sea-born, who 
was afterwards a shipmaster, and died in the West Indies; he 
married a daughter of the Major WilHam Vaughan ; his sons were 
Cutts and Nathaniel. 

" Cutts was a Lawyer at Portsmouth ; married Mary, a daughter 
of Lt. Gov. George Vaughan, and died suddenly, aged 46 ; his 
widow died at Moultonboro in 1793, aged 80, at the residence of 
her son Nathaniel Shannon. 

" They had five sons and two daughters, viz : Richard Cutts, 
Thomas, William, James Noble, Nathaniel, Mary and Ellis 
[Eleanor] . 

" Richard Cutts was a Lawyer at Portsmouth and for many 
years Clerk of the United States District Court; Thomas and 
William were merchants and residents of Dover ; James Noble 
was a merchant in the Province of Nova Scotia ; Nathaniel was a 
farmer and resided at Moultonboro twenty-five years ; was a 
Representative and Senator in the New Hampshire Legislature, a 
Justice of the Peace throughout the State, and Elector of President 
and Vice President. 

" Mr. Nathaniel Shannon, brother of Cutts Shannon, resided 
at Newington [N. H.], where his descendants still are, and at 
Gilmanton [N. H.] " 

From the brevity of this sketch and the absence of precise 
dates, it is clearly apparent that it is founded chiefly upon tradi- 
tion, a most unreliable source of information, — especially of 
remote generations. 

Although it has been ascertained for a certainty that the name 
of Robert Shannon does not appear on the roll of the mayors of 
the City of Dublin, nevertheless this part of the tradition is enti- 
tled to consideration, for it is an historical fact that Robert 
Shannon was Mayor of the City of Londonderry, Ireland, about 
the year ijoz,''' the date of the appointment of Nathaniel Shan- 
non, the Emigrant, as Naval Officer at Boston, which was more 

* At page 185 of the Appendix to a " Revised History of the Siege of London- 
derry," by Joshua Gillespie, will be found the name of Robert Shannon mentioned 
in the list of Mayors, — his year of service being given as 1702. At page 183 of 



INTRODUCTION 7 

than eighty years before the birth of Dr. Shannon. From the 
long lapse of time and want of facilities tor communication 
between the two continents at that period, it may reasonably be 
conjectured that the names of the two cities in Ireland had been 
confounded in the tradition. 

It should be observed that Dr. Shannon, in the outline ot his 
family, omits the name of the Emigrant ancestor ; both Mrs. 
Libbey and Mr. McAllister, however, state that he was "Thomas 
Shannon," who, " probably came from Ireland, and is supposed 
to have landed at Portsmouth about the year 1680." They each 
also state that he was the father of Seaborn Shannon, and that 
the latter married Abigail, a daughter of Major William Vaughan, 
of Portsmouth. 

After an unusually extended and careful research there cannot 
be found any document on record or any original private papers 
in which the name of Thomas Shannon appears as an inhabitant 
of New England prior to the year ij26,-\ nor any like authority 

the same work it is also stated that he had previously served as Sheriff during the 
mayoralty of Thomas Moncrieff in 1660. 

In Chapter VI. of the " History of Derry," by John Hempton, giving incidents 
connected with Londonderry and the Revolution, it is distinctly stated at p. 59 that 
Robert Shannon was a Protestant and one of the burgesses, having been present at 
the meeting of the Corporation held January 2, 1689, after the exclusion of the 
"Irish" from the city. He was also present at the next meeting held April 13, 
1689, and was in the city during the entire siege, actively engaged in his work of 
"Surgeon and Apothecary." Reference to this is made at p. 87, where, under the 
date of June 9, 1692, the following appears; 

" Upon the petition of Robert Shannon, Surgeon and Apothecary, who administered 
medicines to the sick and wounded in the City of Londonderry, gratis, it is ordered that 
the Treasurer of the Society do pav him ;^5." (Minutes of the Irish Society.) 

R. C. S. 

f Thomas Shannon signs a petition in Newcastle, N. H., 1726, and is taxed 
in that town 1728. The compiler has nearly a complete record of his descendants, 
many of whom reside in New Hampshire. No connection between them and the 
family contained in this work has yet been discovered. 



8 INTRODUCTION 

that a person bearing the name of Seaborn Shannon ever had an 
existence.* 

For the evidence to sustain the first three generations ot the 
family, as recorded in the context, the inquirer is referred to the 
letter from Nathaniel Shannon, Junior, to his father, the Emi- 
grant, the record of the former's marriage and the birth ot his 
two sons, in the Appendix."]" 

In corroboration of these documents are several family deeds 
at Exeter, N. H., and Salem, Mass.; but it has been deemed 
unnecessary to extend the evidence already cited with additional 
transcriptions. 

GEORGE E. HODGDON. 

Portsmouth, January i, 1890. 



* It is interesting to note the persistence with which this tradition about the 
so-called original emigrant Thomas Shannon and his alleged son " Seaborn " was 
constantly asserting itself, and I think we can appreciate, and perhaps sympathize a 
little with Mrs. Libbey's reluctance to give it up, — even after she had carefully list- 
ened to Mr. Hodgdon's unanswerable proofs that no such person as " Seaborn " 
Shannon had ever existed and no trace of a Thomas Shannon could be found any- 
where in the records before 1726. 

In this connexion may be quoted the following passage from a letter I received 
from Mrs. Libbey in November, 1883 : 

" Aunt Mary said to me the Summer she died in twenty-seven [1827] that Thomas 
Shannon was the one that came over from Dublin. After her death her Bible was in 
Uncle Nat's possession. One of their neighbors called to Uncle's and took the Bible 
for sport and carried it to his house. In the Bible was a letter from Seaborn Shannon 
from the West Indies, where he died. The letter was lost. Father and Uncle regretted 
it much. I think Aunt Mary was correct." — R. C. S. 

t The letter and the records referred to will be found under the sketch of 
Nathaniel Shannon, 2d. (No. 5). — R. C. S. 



THE JULIAN AND GREGORIAN CALENDARS 

In regard to dates in this compilation, it is important to bear in mind 
that prior to the year 1752 the Julian calendar still prevailed in the British 
Empire, the year being held, by legal computation, to commence on the 
25th day of March. 

The Gregorian calendar was adopted by Act of Parliament in 1751, 
which ordained that the year 1752 should begin on the ist of January 
instead of the 25th of March, and that the 3rd of the month of Septem- 
ber should be called the 14th, so as to lose eleven days. Further changes 
were decreed so as to make the solar and the lunar year coincide. 

While, however, the ist of January was thus adopted as the beginning 
of the legal year, it may be noticed that for some time it was the custom, 
in documents, both public and private, to give two dates for the period 
intervening between January ist and March 25th. For example, January 
23, 1740, would sometimes be written January 23, 1 740/1. 



EXPLANATORY 

Following the method now adopted in the more recently published 
genealogies, the names as they first appear in this compilation are desig- 
nated by a series of consecutive numbers placed before each name. This 
method has been adopted from the " Spalding Memorial," an exhaustive 
record of the Spalding Family which was published in 1897, and from 
which the substance of this explanatory note is also taken. 

Whenever there is a second appearance of a name, which always occurs 
in the case of one who is the head of a family, there will be found after 
the name another number, in brackets, referring back to the first appear- 
ance ot the name, — above which will be found the names of the parents 
of the person referred to. 

If, then, we desire to trace the line of descent of any particular person, 
we have only to turn to the name in the Index and note the number 
against it (which it must be remembered always refers to the first appear- 
ance of the name), and we shall be able easily to trace the line of descent 
back to the earliest ancestor mentioned in the compilation. 



FIRST GENERATION 
NATHANIEL SHANNON 

THE EMIGRANT 

1. NATHANIEL SHANNON, the first of the name in 
New England, was born in the year 1655 at Londonderry, in the 
Province of Ulster, Ireland, — a city located near the ruins of 
ancient Derrv on the Foyle River and founded by Scotch and 
English colonists during the reign of James the First, under the 
auspices of the corporation of the City of London, to which the 
confiscated estates of the native Irish in Ulster had been granted 
by the Crown. 

He belonged to a family of Scottish antecedents who were 
alike conspicuous for their zealous attachment to the Presbyterian 
faith, and for their loyalty to the English ascendency in Ireland. 



'M/UJ/l 



His elder brother, Robert Shannon,"' whose name is men- 
tioned among those who took part in the defense of Londonderry 
during its memorable siege in 1689, was for a consijderable period 
a member of the municipal administration, and for a time mayor 
of that city. 

* I visited Londonderry in August, 1887, in the hope of obtaining further 
information about Robert Shannon, — but was unable to discover any record of a 
Will, though I did learn that he was buried on the 2ist February, 1708, in the 
Parish of Templemore. I also found in the municipal records several references 
to his service as Sheriff, Alderman and Mayor of Londonderry. See Appendix L for 
a fuller account of mv visit. — R. C. S. 




12 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

He was a staunch Presbyterian, and appointed by James the 
Second, in the year 1688, one of the Protestant minority of the 
new corporation of the City of Londonderry. He was removed 
by Queen Anne in 1704 fCr refusing to take the oath of abjura- 
tion and not receiving the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, 
according to the usage of the Church of Ireland (Episcopalian), 
which was required of all officials by an Act of the Irish 
Parliament passed in the year 1703.* 

Historians relate that during the year preceding the Revolu- 
tion of 1688, which dethroned James the Second, large numbers 
of Protestants emigrated from Northern Ireland to Great Britain 
and America, some to escape the cruel measures devised for their 
persecution by the Earl of Tyrconnel, the Catholic Lord Lieu- 
tenant, and others to avoid the calamities of an impending civil 
war. Among those who emigrated to America was Nathaniel 
Shannon, the subject of this sketch, who landed in Boston some 
time during the year 1687, where he permanently located. 

He had then attained the age of thirty-two years, was proba- 

* The measure here referred to was the extension to Ireland of the Test Act 
passed by the Enghsh Parliament in 1673. 

The historian Lecky, in his work entitled " England in the XVIIIth Century," 
gives a most interesting account of the passage of this measure by the Irish Parlia- 
ment ; while Professor Witherow, in his work entitled " Derry and Enniskillen in 
1688—9," shows how it affected the members of the Londonderry Municipality. 
The reader will find in Appendix II. extended extracts from these works upon the 
subject. 

The Test Act was finally repealed by the Irish Parliament in 1780. Thus the 
severe disabilities inflicted upon Presbyterians in Ireland by this outrageous measure 
continued for upwards of eighty years, during which, as Fiske says, " the people of 
Ulster kept flocking to America." 

The original Test Act, however, was not repealed by the English Parliament 
till 1828. Thus, as Lecky says, "the Irish Dissenters obtained this boon forty- 
eight years before a similar favor was granted to their co-religionists in England." 

— R. C. S. 



FIRST GENERATION 13 

bly unmarried, had but limited means, but possessed what in 
those times was regarded as the equivalent to wealth, — an 
excellent education, — of which his autograph papers, still pre- 
served in the Massachusetts State Archives, are the ample proof.* 

Immediately after his arrival he engaged in mercantile pur- 
suits, which he continued for many years, and also filled some of 
the town offices of Boston. 

He early became an attendant of the " Old South "f (Con- 
gregational) Church of Boston, and his name is entered upon its 
records as having become a communicant in the year 1701. 

The law enacted by the Provincial Government of Massachu- 
setts in I 70 1 creating the office of Naval Officer for the Port of 
Boston received the approval of the Crown, and in that same year 
he was made the first appointee to that office, which he held con- 
tinuously until his decease,;}] which occurred August 27, 1723. 

* Vide Appendix III. for copy of his petition to the General Court in 1689 
praying for the release of his servant who had been impressed " to go a Souldier agt. 
the Indians ; " — also copy of Capias Writ and proceedings in the action of George 
Ball vs. Nathaniel Shannon, which appears to have resulted in a verdict for the 
defendant. — R. C. S. 

fThe "Old South Church," in which Nathaniel Shannon worshipped and his 
children were baptised, was the original " South Meeting House " of 1669, also 
popularly called " the Cedar Church." The name " Old South " did not come into 
use until the year 171 7, when the "New South" was built in Summer Street. The 
"Cedar Church" was pulled down in 1729, — six years after Nathaniel Shannon's 
death, — to give place to the structure which still stands in good state of preservation. 
Of the original " Cedar Church," " apparently no sketch or simulacrum exists." 
(Fiske.) 

The new "Old South," built 1872—75, is the present home of the Society, the 
leading Congregational Church in New England, and the richest church corporation 
in the city of Boston ; and, next to old Trinity of New York, the richest in the 
country. Like the latter, the revenues of the former are derived from lands that 
have now become of great value on account of their central location. — R. C. S. 

J The compiler is mistaken in saying that Nathaniel Shannon was the first 



14 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The regret is often expressed that our ancestors did not have 
the photographer among them, or even the "Kodak fiend," who 
too often makes himself so offensive. By their wonderful art 
how easily might have been preserved to us laces and scenes that 
are now forever lost. 



appointee to the Naval Office; that he was appointed in 1701, and that he served 
until his decease. 

A recent and more careful investigation of the subject shows that James Russell 
was the first one chosen by the General Court to serve as Naval Officer of the port 
of Boston, and that he was commissioned March 17, 1 68 1— 2 (Vide Appendix IV.). 
Upon his resignation he was succeeded by Samuel Nowel, February 16, 1685—6. 

The first Act of the General Court " erecting a Naval Office " was passed 
February 16, 1681— 2,and remained in force until substituted by the Act of June 
27, 1692—3, under the new charter. Benjamin Jackson was then appointed to the 
Naval Office, and he, in turn, was succeeded by William Welsteed, who served 
until 1696, when he withdrew from the office. 

As, however, the appointment of a Naval Officer was one of the duties and 
privileges of the Governor himself under Acts of Parliament, — independent of any 
law that might be passed by the General Court, — the Earl of Bellomont, upon his 
arrival at Boston in 1699, finding the Naval Office vacant, proceeded at once to 
fill it. 

In his letters addressed to the Home Government at the time, he goes quite 
fully into the matter, which seems to have given him no little trouble. In his letter 
of October 24, 1699, sent from Boston, to the Lords of Trade, we note the follow- 
ing passages : 

" I am under much difficulty here about the Fees of a Naval Officer, w'^'' the Act of 
Assembly has reduced so very low y' I do not think all y' fees will amount to 40^ a year in 
this place where there is so considerable a Trade. I can get nobody to accept of the place that 
is honest and able to find Security for his faithfvill discharge thereof ; and for me to hire an Officer, 
would be a charge that I am not obliged to." 

" I'here is one Mr. Shannon that' s well recommended to me for Naval Officer, and can 
have good Sufficient Security in 2000^ if the place were worth his acceptance. I desire your 
Lords will direct what I shall do iii this matter. Besides we are to seek both here and at New 
York what is the proper business of the Naval Officer ; the Collectors in both places endeavor- 
ing to invade the business and dutv of the Naval Officer that they mav be entitled to more 
fees. " 



FIRST (FENERATION 15 

It is only by the painter's art that portraits ot any of the 
early colonists have come down to us, and while these have 
generally been persons prominent in official or social lite, still 
it is a tact, — as a distinguished historian has recently pointed 
out, — that the most painstaking research has thus far tailed to 

From his letter of October 27, 1699, we quote the following : 
* * ;i: * * * * 

"I am verv much perplex'd abtfut the Naval Officers here and at N. Yorke ; here the 
Assembly have so reduc'd the ffees of the Naval Officer by Act of Assembly, that I can find no 
man of good credit that will accept of that employ m'. In this place of great Trade, 'tis s"* the 
ffees will not amount to 40^ this mony, \v'=*' is z8_p^ English. 'Tis a great Trust the Naval 
Officers place, and I am not safe if y' officer be not very honest, besids he ought to be a man ot 
good understanding, and must sacrifice his whole time to the due Execucon of his place. And 
all this considered, a man qualified for that place will expect a loo_;^ a year ; and how to do in 
this case I know not. 'Tis not in the Kings power to remedy this, and the Act ot Assembly 
being approved by the King and Council in England. The Assembly retrenched the ffees on 
purpose, for they hate in this country to have their Trade inspected, and will always put w' dis- 
couragm" they can upon officers who are entrusted with that inspection. / am fore' d to iiitreat 
one Mr. Shannon to execute the Naval Officers place for the p'sent, til I am directed by you 
what course to take. I cannot mentaine a Naval Officer at my own charge, my Sallary (w'^'' is 
only certaine in N. York) is too narrow to afford it, and if you cannot thinke ot a way how that 
shall be mentained, I must let y'^ office drop." 

" The Naval Officers here and at New York are to learn I find what their proper business is, 
abstractedly from the Collectors, and the Collect" and they are not agreed about their (Fees. I 
should therefore desire you would please to send Instruccons for the Naval Officers in both 
Provinces what their proper business is, and what fees they are entitled to. There was no 
Naval Officer at N. York, nor here neither at the time of my coming to the Governm' of these 
Provinces, w'^^ is the reason ot their unexperience, both as to the business &Jees ot the office." 

Thus it appears that Nathaniel Shannon had practically been appointed to the 
Naval Office at Boston by the Earl of Bellomont as early as October, 1699; — and 
that he continued to serve as Naval Officer is clear from other references to him 
in the Earl's subsequent letters to the Commissioners of Customs. 

As evidence that Mr. Shannon continued for years afterwards to serve as Naval 
Officer, it may be stated that from time to time it was the custom to forward to the 
Board of Trade " Accounts of Civil & Military Officers in New England;" and one 
of these " Accounts " is mentioned in Go\ernor Dudley's letter to the Board of 



i6 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

discover portraits of many of the most prominent characters of 
our early colonial history, as, for instance, o± such eminent 
worthies as William Bradford and Roger Williams. The same 
may be said of the men who figured so conspicuously in the 
colonial history of New Hampshire, — President John Cutt, 

Trade, dated April 8, 1712. Under the subdivision — "A list of Officers in the 
Civil Government" occurs the following: "Boston — Nathaniel Shannon Gent. 
Naval Officer." 

Moreover the Colonial Entry Book, Volume 63, still preserved in the Record 
Office at London, was found to contain a long list of vessels Cleared and Entered 
at the Naval Office at Boston between the years I 7 1 4 and i 7 1 9, signed by Nathaniel 
Shannon, Naval Officer. 

No allusion to the death of Mr. Shannon was found in the Colonial Records; 
but in a letter dated November 17, 1 722, Archibald Cumings is called " Na\al 
Officer at Boston." 

Exactly when Mr. Shannon ceased to serve as Naval Officer has not been 
learned ; but in view of the statement in the " Boston News Letter " that his last 
sickness was a "long" one, and that he served "upwards of 22 years," it is more 
than probable that he withdrew from the office sometime during the year 1 721. 

In regard to the duties of the Naval Officer the Earl of Bellomont, as we have 
seen from his correspondence, appears to have been somewhat in doubt, though from 
the form of Commission which the Privy Council directed should be issued to the 
Naval Officer, as well as the terms of the Oath he was obliged to take (V'^ide Appen- 
dix IV.), it is clear that the aim of Parliament in creating the post was to secure a 
stricter observance of the Acts of Trade and Navigation. 

Bruce, in his " Economic History of Virginia in the i 7th Century," says : 

" The Naval Officer filled a position which was created by the Act of Navigation, although 
he seems to have received his commission from the Governor ; being required, however, to give 
security to the English Commissioners of Customs. He was expected to make entry of vessels, 
to furnish clearances, and to compel the shipmasters to fiilfill all the conditions embodied in their 
bonds." 

In 1696, Nathaniel Weare, Esq., was appointed Naval Officer at Hampton, in 
the Province of New Hampshire, and his duties are declared to be : " to enter and 
clear all vessels for what goods imported or exported, and to receive all duties & 
imports, as by Law ; and to give an account of the same to the Treasurer of the 
Province for the time being, and to receive to himself the accustomed fees tor his 
salary." 



FIRST GENERATION 17 

Richard Cutt, Major William Vaughan, Lieutenant-Governor 
George Vaughan, and his son Lieut. Col. William Vaughan, of 
Louisburg fame. Portraits of no one of these men can now be 
found, if indeed they ever existed. 



In the Council Records of the Province of Massachusetts Bay for 1695-6 
(Chapter 32), we read that it is "ordered that William Welsteed, Naval Officer for 
the Port of Boston and Charlestown be allowed and paid the sum of /'5 for his care 
and service in receiving and paying for the duty on Powder Money." 

In the Massachusetts Archives (Vol. 62, p. 497) we find an account of the 
cost of Her Majesty's Ship, the New Province Galley, wherein the names of forty 
persons are set down as receiving different amounts, the last one mentioned being 
Nathaniel Shannon, who received the enormous sum of four shillings, as his fee "for 
selling ye old galley." (The Governor may well describe the fees of the Naval 
Officer as " very low.") 

We also read that the Naval Officer at Boston was appointed by the Govern- 
ment to make auction sale of property seized by " pyrates." 

Thus the duties of the Naval Officer would seem to have been numerous and 
important. 

The first Act of Parliament referring to this official was entitled an " Act for 
the Encouragement of Trade," passed in 1663 (15 Car. II., c. 7), and providing, 
among other things, that no ship or vessel coming into any one of the Plantations 
or Colonies should lade or unlade any goods or commodities whatever until the Master 
or Commander of such ship or vessel had first made known to the Governor of such 
Plantation or Colony " or such other Person or Officer as shall he by him thereunto 
authorized and appointed" the arrival of the vessel, name and surname of Com- 
mander, and prove that it is an English ship ; navigated by an English Master, and 
that at least three-fourths of the mariners are Englishmen ; and, further, deliver a 
manifest of the cargo, with true account of the place whence cleared and ports 
touched. 

It was under this provision that the Colonial Governors had the power (though 
sometimes very slow to exercise it) of appointing an officer whose special duty it 
was to enforce the Navigation laws, and secure the perquisites of the King and 
Governor by forfeitures. 

Thus far no name was given to this officer in the English Statutes ; but he 
received a title in the Colonies which was subsequently adopted in the Act of Parlia- 
ment passed in 1696 (7 & 8 Gulielmi III., c. 22), as follows : 

" And whereas by the said Act of the fifteenth of King Charles intitled ' An 



i8 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

How intensely interesting and instructive it would be at this 
distance of 200 years if we could only have before us a series o± 
photographic prints, showing exactly how old Boston and its 
people looked at the close of the 17th century, — its dwelling- 
Act for the Encouragement of Trade,' the Governors of the said Plantations are 
impowered to appoint an Officer for the Performance of certain Things in the said 
Act mentioned, which said Officer is there commonly known by the name of the 
Naval Officer ; " — and whereas such officers had been negligent, they were thereafter 
to give to the Commissioners of Customs ample bonds for the faithful discharge of 
their duties. (Vide Appendix IV.). 

But why should the Naval Officers have shown themselves so negligent in their 
duties ? For a clear understanding of this it will be necessary to bear in mind the 
aim of the so-called Navigation Acts, and note the manner in which they had been 
executed in the Colonies. 

It was mainly to cripple the Dutch, who had gradually secured the bulk of the 
carrying trade not only to England, but to her Colonies, as well, that various acts 
and ordinances were passed by the English Parliament, including the famous Naviga- 
tion Act of 1 65 1. That these Acts were allowed to remain inoperative in New 
England during the Commonwealth was due to the Puritan ideas and independent 
spirit of its people, who always had the sympathy and friendship of Cromwell. 

After the Restoration, however, a rigid application of these Acts to the New 
England Colonies was firmly insisted upon, and not less firmly, we may readily 
believe, because of their harboring the regicides. Several new Acts were passed, 
the object of which was to destroy the " unlawful " trade that had grown up mean- 
while. The " Bostoners," however, had no idea of submitting to any interference 
with their prosperous and growing trade ; so they went on, as before, trading direct 
with foreign nations and paying no attention whatever to Acts of Parliament, until 
the sudden appearance at Boston, in 1676, of Edward Randolph, that zealous and 
devoted emissary of the English Crown, who for thirty years afterwards proved their 
most persistent and unrelenting foe. 

He bore a letter from the King, who reminded his Colonial subjects of their 
past negligence and disobedience, and warned them that for the future the irregular 
course of trade they had been pursuing must cease. This, however, does not seem 
to have had much effect, — for when subsequently Randolph, as the Collector of His 
Majesty's revenue at Boston, sought to execute his office, he was met by a most 
determined opposition not only from the parties immediately interested, but by the 
community generally, including even public officials, who should have aided him. 



FIRST GENERATION 19 

houses and churches; its puhHc buildings and places ot business; 
its streets and squares ; and, above all, the inhabitants themselves 
as they appeared in their varied costumes passing to and fro 
engaged in their daily occupations. 

Having seized a vessel for importing goods direct from Ireland, upon trial the jury 
cleared the vessel, and then a suit for substantial damages was brought against 
Randolph himself, who, being unable to find any one to give bail for him, would have 
been imprisoned had the Governor not interceded and allowed him to give his own 
bond. 

The General Court even had the boldness to instruct their agents in London 
to say that the Acts of Navigation " according to the usual sayings of the learned in 
the lawe bounded within the fower seas, and doe not reach America ;" and adding 
that "-the subjects of His Majesty here being not represented in Parliament, so wee 
have not looked at ourselves to be impeded in our trade by them." 

We thus see that our Colonial ancestors in 1676 were quite as rebellious in 
spirit as were their descendants a century later, though hardly vet strong enough to 
risk the wager of battle ! 

Poor Randolph seems to have had a most trying experience ! Once he wrote 
home that the "• Bostoners " treated him " more as a spy than as one of His Majesty's 
servants." All his attempts at seizure and confiscation ignominiously failed. Again 
and again he was cast in damages and imprisoned. But he was not yet wholly dis- 
heartened ; — and obtaining fresh powers from the Home Government he again 
returned to the charge firmly resolved to yet triumph over those " lawless traders." 

But their stubborn resistance continued ; and it was soon found that measures 
of a strenuous character would be necessary before the refractory Colonists could be 
brought to terms. Randolph suggested that the most speedy method would be by a 
quo warranto and judgment vacating the Charter, as had been done already in the 
case of other Colonies, and this was adopted. When at last the " Bt)Stoners " found 
that their beloved charter was really in peril, then only did they begin to yield. In 
an humble address to the King the General Court entreated forbearance. They 
ordered the Acts of Trade and Navigation to " be forthwith published in the market 
place in Boston by beate of drum," — and they " erected a Naval Office" (Vide 
Appendix IV.). But it was too late. The charter was vacated, and then came the 
arbitrary government of Andros, which abruptly closed with the accession of William 
and Mary. 

Again the courage of the Colonists revived, and thev dared even to hope for a 
restoration of their charter. This, however, was too much to expect, — although a 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



But while we are denied the pleasure of such an exact and 
lifelike portrayal of that early time, the historian has not been 
idle. His patient industry has not only carefully preserved the 
details of the leading public events that transpired, but his gifted 



new charter was finally granted, under which their opposition to the Navigation Acts 
continued as vigorous as ever, though it now took on a new form. 

The Naval Officer, appointed by the Governor, now claimed the right to exer- 
cise complete jurisdiction over all inward and outward bound vessels, wholly ignor- 
ing the Royal Collector sent out from England, who was subjected to such personal 
indignities at the hands of the Governor that the latter was finally ordered over to 
England to explain his conduct. The affidavits of Naval Officers Welsteed and 
Jackson, and the petition of Collector Brenton, which with other papers were sub- 
mitted to the Privy Council at the time, and which will be found on file in the 
Massachusetts Archives (Vide Appendix IV. for copies), set forth in great detail the 
exact nature of the question in dispute. 

In substance it was a claim by the Naval Officer, under the terms of the Pro- 
vincial Act of June 27, 1692—3, to exercise supreme control over the shipping and 
perform certain duties that had been specially assigned by Acts of Parliament to the 
Royal Collector. 

The decision of this controversy had not long to wait, nor was it of doubtful 
nature. It came in a letter (Vide Appendix IV.) from the Privy Council to the 
Governor and Council of the Province of Massachusetts repealing the Act of June 
27, 1692-3, and thus utterly repudiating the claim and pretensions set up on behalf 
of the Naval Officer. 

This repeal, in 1695, of the second law passed by the General Court "erect- 
ing a Navall Office " was followed, in 1696, by the Act of Parliament already men- 
tioned (Vide Appendix IV.), requiring the Naval Officer to give a bond for the faith- 
ful discharge of his duty ; and as William Welsteed, who was then the Naval Officer 
at Boston, refused to furnish the required bond he was obliged to withdraw from the 
office. 

Lieut. Governor Stoughton, who had assumed the duties of Governor upon the 
departure of Sir William Phipps for England, in 1694, had no disposition, we can 
well believe, to meddle in a matter which had given his predecessor so much trouble. 
Hence he made no new appointment, and the Naval Office continued vacant until 
Bellomont's arrival at Boston in 1699. 

With the absence of Collector Brenton in England, and no Naval Officer present 
to execute the Navigation Acts, " illegal trade " must have gone briskly on at Boston 



FIRST GENERATION 



pen has often told the story so eloquently that in imagination we 
can almost picture the scene. 

During Nathaniel Shannon's life in Boston, extending over 
a period of thirty-six years, many important events occurred in 



under the administration of Stoughton. The Earl of Bellomont, however, was earnest 
in his efforts to put a stop to it, and the following extract from his correspondence is 
interesting as showing that in the year 1 700, in spite of all that had happened, a 
determined sentiment of hostility to the Navigation Acts still prevailed in the com- 
munity, and Boston merchants had not the least idea of abandoning their lucrative 
trade simply because, forsooth, it was " unlawful." 

Writing from New York to the Commissioners of Customs, under date of 
November 26, 1700, the Earl of Bellomont says : 

"I have already writ to your Lordships all that has occurr'd to my thoughts of the state ot 
the trade in my three governments. I will now observe the mismanagement of it ; and in a word 
I believe no part of the King's dominions is under so loose a management as these three Prov- 
inces are, or that practise unlawfiiU trade so much. I have some reason to believe that all 
their returns at Boston from Spain and Portugal for the fish they send thither, are not hard 
pieces of eight as they would persuade the world, and that they will not want the product of 
those countries the shortest and cheapest way, which, to be sure, is not by the way of England. 
There is a great trade between Boston and Newfoundland, and I have been told there is a con- 
stant trade between St. Sebastian and Newfoundland, and that there is a great store of French 
and Spanish wines and Spanish iron in Newfoundland. 

" If the merchants be minded to run their goods there is nothing to hinder them. Mr. 
Brenton, the Collector, is absent, and has been so these two years ; — his deputy is a merchant, 
the two waiters keep public houses, and besides that, that coast is naturally shaped and cut out 
to favor unlawful trade, as well as this of New York. 

"The town of Boston, for want of a due regulation, is also contrived for that purpose. / 
sent Mr. Shannon, the Naval Officer, to take an account of the wharfs or, landing places in 
Boston and Charlestown, which is opposite, Charles river running between, and he brought me a 
list of 6j wharfs in Boston and 14 in Charlestown. 'Tis a common thing, as I have heard, to 
unload their ships at Cape Ann and bring their goods to Boston in row boats. There is also a 
constant trade carried on between Boston and Quebec, Port Royal, Fort St. John and Penobscot 
River, where one Monsieur St. Castin lives. I have more than ordinary reason to believe this since 
a certain merchant in Boston has made me the compliment to offer me a partnership with him in 
that trade, which he said would be very beneficial ; but I refused to be concerned. He after- 
wards owned to me he had ^^zooo worth of English goods proper for the market in Canada; 
and when I was last at Albanv some Mohack Indians revolted to the French, brought some 
peltry with them from Canada to trade for duffles and strowds, but complained of their dearness. 



22 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

which it he played no important part he certainly could not have 
heen an indifferent spectator. 

It was only two years after his arrival that the revolution 
began which resulted in the overthrow of Andros, — at the very 
time that Robert Shannon was shut up in Londonderry, then 



and said that English woollens were much cheaper at Quebec and Montreal than at Albany, and 
that they would carry their peltry back to Canada, which for ought I know they did." 

* :1: * * :|: :i; :|c 

It was while " unlawful " trade was thus flourishing at Boston that Nathaniel 
Shannon became the Naval Officer of the Port ; — and the query arises, What were his 
duties and how did he perform them ? As there was no provincial law then in exist- 
ence to guide him, he must have acted, at first, upon the personal instructions of 
the Governor himself, at least until 1701, when, Bellomont having died, the General 
Court made a third attempt to enact a law that would be acceptable to the Home 
Government. This time it happily succeeded ; and the Act, passed and published 
June 28th of that year, entitled " An Act for Establishing of a Naval Office and for 
ascertaining of the fees " (Vide Appendix IV.), was promptly " allowed " by the 
Privy Council. 

That Nathaniel Shannon performed his duties under this law with the full 
approval of his superiors might naturally be inferred from the simple fact that he 
served continuously as Naval Officer "for upwards of 22 years" under Governor 
Bellomont, Lieutenant-Governor Stoughton, the Council as Executive, and Gover- 
nors Dudlev and Shute. 

And yet we read that Randolph, upon his arrival at Boston March 26, 1698, 
reports having been informed that " Hugh Shannon, — a great Promoter of ye Illegal 
Trade, — is made ye Naval Officer." [The first name, Hugh, is of course an error, 
since Nathaniel is the only Shannon then borne on the lists of the Freemen of 
Boston.] 

P'or one to be thus characterized as a " great Promoter of illegal trade," was, 
we presume, only another way of saying that he was in sympathy with the public 
sentiment of the community in which he lived in its hostility to the Acts of Trade 
and Navigation. 

The constant evasion of these Acts was a fact not to be denied, and not to be 
wondered at, considering their blighting and repressive effects upon the Colonies. 
To keep their flourishing trade " untrammelled in its movement " the Colonists did 
not scruple to engage in smuggling, and at one period even to have complicity with 
pirates. The whole abominable system had to be resisted somehow, if not success- 



FIRST GENERATION 23 

besieged by the forces of King James. This was promptly 
followed by the proclamation of William and Mary, amid great 
public rejoicings, and then came the New Charter. 

In 1692 the terrible witchcraft delusion broke out which 
desolated so many homes and left an indelible blot on our col- 
onial history, though, in fact, as one writer says, it was a delusion 
that "seemed to darken the understanding of all Christendom;" 
— and when, on Fast-day, July 14, 1696-7, Judge Sewell stood 
up in the "Old South" and listened with bowed head to the 
reading of his solemn declaration of contrition, we have no doubt 
that Nathaniel Shannon was present in the vast congregation ; — 
for he was an attendant at that church, and later became one of 
its members. 

During the first twenty years of the i8th century Nathaniel 

fully in one way, then in another. John Adams said : " it would have ruined America 
if she had not resisted." 

Down to the period of our Revolutionary War there were passed no less than 
29 Acts of Parliament to extend and strengthen this oppressive system, the policy 
of which was to sacrifice the future of the Colonies to the enrichment of the English 
merchant. The policy, however, was distrusted from the first by some of the best 
thinkers of England, while political economists of the modern school have " scouted 
it." 

Adam Smith declares that England, in her Acts of Trade and Navigation, 
" always had in view to secure to herself the monopoly of the commerce " of her 
American Colonists, " to confine their market and to enlarge her own at their 
expense; and, consequently, rather to damp and discourage than to quicken and for- 
ward the course of their prosperity." The project of shutting out every other nation 
from a share in the benefit of our Colonial trade he branded as " invidious and malig- 
nant ; " — and it is a remarkable fact that Smith's great work, in which he so merci- 
lessly exposes the errors of the mercantile system, first appeared in 1776, the very 
year in which the Colonists declared their Independence, — one of the grievances set 
forth in the Declaration being this huge, grinding monopoly to which they had been 
subjected for over a century. 

The Navigation Acts were finally abandoned by England in 1849, ^o ^^^ ^s 
foreign trade was concerned, and in 1854, as regards the coasting trade. — R. C. S. 



24 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Shannon was the Naval Officer of the port of Boston, and when- 
ever mihtary expeditions were there titted out to operate at distant 
points along the coast, thus requiring fleets of vessels for transport 
of troops and stores, his duties as Naval Officer must have kept 
him busily employed, besides bringing him into personal relations 
with those taking part in such expeditions. 

Up to I 710 the New England Colonies, aided by the Home 
Government, made several ineffectual attempts to reduce Port 
Royal, which was regarded by the Colonists as a pestilent nest of 
privateers and pirates that preyed on the New England hsheries. 
In that year the project was renewed. No vessel was permitted 
to leave the harbor of Boston till the necessary transport service 
had been provided. The British Government was to furnish four 
frigates and 500 soldiers; and when finally the expedition put to 
sea on the 1 8th ot September, it numbered, in all, fifty ships. 
Within a week after the arrival of the fieet Port Royal capitulated, 
and ever since Nova Scotia has remained a possession of the 
British Crown. 

In this expedition George Vaughan, of Portsmouth, N. H., 
accompanied the New Hampshire contingent as a volunteer; and 
as it was only three years alter, in 171 3, that Nathaniel Shannon, 
fr., married his sister, it is not improbable that the acquaintance 
of these young men and their families began at this time. 

The following is a facsimile of the announcement of Mr. 
Shannon's death which was published in the " Boston News 
Letter" ot September 5, 1723: 



BOSTON, September 4. 
On Tucfday Morning Ihe 27th of Aiiguft, Died hefpj 
( after a lone and languifhing Illnefs ) Nathaniel Shannon, 
Efq; Aged 68 Years, who upwards ot 22 Year?, faithfully 
difchargcd the Duty ofNaVal-Officct in this Port j ani 
vras decently Intcr'd on the »8th. 



FIRST GENERATION 



25 



His funeral service was conducted by the Rev. William 
Cooper, of Boston, and is noted in the diary of that clergyman 
published in the New England Historical and Genealogical 
Register. Vol. XXX. p. 436. 

A gravestone of slate, with inscription still plainly legible, 
in " Old Granary Burial Ground," Boston, marks the place where 
the remains of the Emigrant repose. 




GRAVESTONE OF NATHANIEL SHANNON,— THE EMIGRANT,— IN THE 
OLD GRANARY BURIAL GROUND, TREMONT STREET, BOSTON, MASS. 



26 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



For the better protection and preservation ot the old stone, 
it has recently been enclosed in a bronze casing bearing a suitable 
inscription, and of which the following is a half-tone illustration : 




GRAVESTONE OF NATHANIEL SHANNON, AS ENCLOSED 
IN BRONZE CASING FOR ITS BETTER PRESERVATION. 



FIRST GENERATION 27 

His wife, who survived him, was Elizabeth ; but 

her maiden name and place of birth are unknown. 






She was appointed administratrix of his estate September 9, 
1723 ; and was admitted to full communion at the Brattle Street 
Church February 6, 1726. 

Children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth : 

2. Nathaniel [5], b. December 9, 1689. 

3. Robert, b. June 7, 1.695; ^'^^ living in 1720; and the 

tradition is that he died unmarried. 

4. Samuel, b. January 16, 1698 ; m. April 4, i 733, Ann Miller. 



28 THE SHANNON FAMILY 



SECOND GENERATION 

5. NATHANIEL SHANNON^ [2], (Nathaniel',) son of 
Nathaniel and Elizabeth Shannon, was born in Boston, Mass., 
December 9, 1689,* and there educated for the mercantile pro- 
fession. He was admitted to membership at the " Old South 
Church" in 171 1, and soon after became engaged in trade at 
Ipswich, Mass., from which place he removed to Portsmouth, 
N. H., where he was established as a shipping merchant until 
the year 1720.-J- 

The following letter written by him in 1 7 1 6 to his father, 
then Naval Officer ot Boston, is the letter referred to by the com- 
piler in the Introduction. This letter (which is here produced in 
facsimile), and the deed given by Nathaniel Shannon, Jr., and his 
wife Abigail Walker to Jonathan Belcher, in 1720, which 
appears further on, conclusively prove the relationship of father 
and son : 



* The birth of Nathaniel Shannon is recorded in the Boston Registry of Births, 
and notice of his baptism at the " Old South Church," December 22, 1689, will 
be found in Hill's " Historical Catalogue of the Old South Church." — R. C. S. 

t He was also engaged in the fisheries, which even at that early period had 
already become a leading industry in New England. Vide Appendix V. for copy of 
an interesting letter he wrote to his brother-in-law, George Vaughan, then in London, 
giving some account of his operations and complaining of an English Naval Officer 
whose interference had greatly prejudiced the interests of those engaged in the 
fisheries. 

In this Appendix will also be found copies of eight letters written by Nathaniel 
Shannon, in 1716—17, relating to his business affairs. The originals of these 
letters were discovered in the Mass. Archives in 1884. — R. C. S. 



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30 THE SHANNON FAMH-Y 

Portsmouth Oct' 12''' 17 16 
Hon'' Sr 

I have not been fav^ w''' any trom you this post, & having 
wrote you so lately pr. M"^ Waldron I have the less to say. I 
expect Cap' Glen is on the road homeward, if M"^ Wentworth has 
not stopt him, so shant write him till I know, if he is at Boston, 
please to acquaint him y' I have answered his note to M"^ Oliver & 
y' there is 46 Tons of wood out of the ship, & to day there will 
be near 20 more 30 of w'^'' I shall have for him. 

I have the promise of Hamiltons Butter and shal psent 
Mother w* a small pot myself & intend to send i or 2 to Cor. 
Robison — w'^'' suppose will be Enough to buy a O' Cask of good 
Fyal Wine of w'^ here is none in Town & must pray y'' fav' in 
y' matter — We are all well &: psent our Duty — from 

Yr Obed' Son 

Nath'- Shannon 
[Superscribed] 

To 

Mr. Nath' Shannon 
Naval Officer 

In Boston 

[Mass. Archives, Vol. 63, p. 241] 

Accordinsr to the traditions in the flimilv Mr. Shannon is 
supposed to have gone to the West Indies in i720,^prohahly to 
the Barbados, where members of the Vaughan family had for 
some time been engaged in trade, — and to have remained there 
in connection with some commercial enterprise until his decease, 
the exact date of which is at present unknown, but which is 
thought to have occurred shortly before his father's death in 
1723. 

Mr. Shannon was married in Portsmouth by the Rev. Na- 
thaniel Rogers, November 25, 171 4, to Abigail \'aughan/-' She 

* His marriage to Abigail Vaughan appears in the Record of Marriages (from 
1699 to 1723) solemnized by Rev. Nathaniel Rogers, Pastor of the Congregational 
Church at Portsmouth, N. H., and deposited in the Archives of the City of 
Portsmouth. 



SECOND GENERATION 31 

was born in Portsmouth, N. H., May 5, 1683, the daughter of 
Major William and Margaret (Cutts) Vaughan. 

William Vaughan belonged to an ancient and distinguished family in 
the south of Wales. 

His grandfather, Sir Roger Vaughan of Glamorganshire, born about 
1590, was a gentleman of prominence in that principality; his father, 
George Vaughan, baptized April 10, 161 5, buried April 5, 1699, was 
married December 8, 1639, to Mary Boxall, whose burial is recorded 
October 28, 1645. Of this marriage were born three children, viz: 

1. William, baptized January 3, 1640; 

2. Mary, baptized October 23, 1642; 

3. Joane, baptized December 10, 1643. 

William, the eldest, was educated in London for the mercantile 
profession by Sir Josiah Child, who had great regard for him, and from 
whose influence and assistance he derived great advantage in his subse- 
quent career. 

He emigrated to New England about the year 1664 and settled at 
Portsmouth, N. H., where he became an eminent merchant. 

In public affairs, both local and colonial, he soon became active and 
influential, and for a long time was one of the most prominent men in the 
early history of New Hampshire. 

In the Charter granted by Charles the Second, constituting New 
Hampshire a separate Province, September 18, 1679, William Vaughan 
was named one of the Royal Councillors, and was commissioned by Pres- 
ident Waldron, 1681, Major commanding the Militia of the Province. 

In 1682 this Charter was annulled by the appointment of Edward 
Cranfield, Lieutenant-Governer and Commander-in-Chief of New Hamp- 
shire. 

Major Vaughan, however, was appointed one of the New Council; 
but his military commission was immediately revoked, and 'for non-com- 
pliance with the arbitrary measures of Governor Cranfield, in 1683, he 
was deprived of his seat in the Council, and soon after imprisoned for 
nine months in the Province gaol at Great Island (now Newcastle). 

While in prison he sent to the Chief Justice the following petition, 
the original of which is in his own handwriting, and still preserved in the 
archives of the State of New Hampshire : 






FACSIMILE OF PETITION OF WILLIAM VAUGHAN, MADE IN 1684, DEMANDING FOR HIMSELF THE 
PRIVILEGE OF THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS. 



RICHARD CUTT=ELEANOR 



William Vaughan = Margaret Cutt 



Nathaniel Shannon ^Elizabeth 



I 
George Vaughan= Elizabeth Eliott 



Abigail Vaughan ^Nathaniel Shannon 
5 



I I 

Mary Vaughan=Cutts Shannon 

'3 



Nathaniel Shannon=Ali< 



Richard Cutts Shannon= Elizabeth Ruggles Thomas Shannon ^Lillias Watson 

35 46 



Nathaniel Shan 
59 



(i.vi!il = nor 






)i{k=ttQnnEii 



!8 binsriiBH 



•.cdH hiaiidiM 



SECOND GENERATION 33 

To y= worshipfull Waller Barefoot Esqr. President and the 
the rest of y'^ Justices of y= Peace now sitinge at the Create 
Island at a quarter sessions Holden for the Province of 
New Hampshire In New England. 
The Humble request of William Vaughan. Augs' 5''' 1684. 

May it Please your worships 

The circumstances I have for a Longe time bin under, nessessi- 
tates mee to Make Applycatyon to our Honorable Governor, 
wherein begs, that at this quarter ssessions I might have the Liberty 
ot Appearinge to Answer to what May be objected against mee. 
And if ffound criminall Might Suffer the Penalty of the Law; if 
otherwaise may be freed from My confinem^ 

Therefore Humbly beg of your worships to give mee A Hab- 
eas Corpus to be brought before you for the ends aforesaid, Ac- 
cordinge to the Statute commonly called y" Habeas Corpus Acte, 
Made Anno tricessimo primo Caroly Secundi Regis, Chap. 2, 
Sectyon 10 and your petityoner shall praye, who am, 

Your worships Humble Serv't 

Wm. Vaughan. 

Under the tyrannical administration of Gov. Cranfield, when Mason, 
who claimed the ownership of ^// the lands in New Hampshire, instituted 
suits against the principal landholders, and juries were found (through the 
influence of the Governor) to decide them in his favor. Major Vaughan 
was the only one of the defendants who appealed to the Crown for a 
reversal of these verdicts. 

The Provincial Records show that Major Vaughan was one of the 
Justices of the Common Pleas 1680-1686. 

His reappointment to command the Militia 1690. 

Under Lieut. Gov. Usher, to have been reappointed to the Council 
1692, of which he continued a member till 1698. 

Treasurer of the Province 1 696-1 698. 

Register of Deeds 1697-1702. 

Admitted again to the Council 1701, of which body he was the 
President 1706-17 15, and for the same time Chief Justice of the Supreme 
Court. 

He early united with the Congregational Church at Portsmouth, 
and continued a member until his decease. 

He married, December 8, 1668, Margaret Cutt, a daughter of 
Richard* and Eleanor Cutt, of Portsmouth, who died January 22, 1690. 

* Richard Cutt was the son of Hon. Richard Cutt, of Bath, in Essex County, 



34 'I'HK SHANNON FAMILY 

Her tombstone, with its i]u;iint inscription, marking the site of the 
ancient Vaughan Tomb, can still be seen at the Old Point of Graves 
Burial Ground, where a monument was erected, in 1885, to the memory 
ot her distinguished grandson, Lieut. Col. William \'aughan of Louisburg 
fame (Vide Appendix \'I.). 

Major Vaughan dietl at l\M-tsmouth, N. 11., November 12, 1719, 
aged 78. 

Children of William and Margaret Vaughan : 

1. Eleanor, b. March 5, 1670; m. Col. Richard Waldron, of 

Dover, N. H. 

2. Mary, b. March 6, 1672; m. Capt. Daniel King, of Salem, 

Mass. 

3. Cutt, b. March 9, 1674; d. unmarried at the Barbadoes. 

4. George, b. April 1 ?, 1676. 

5. Bridget, b. July 2, 1678; m. Nathaniel (ierrish, of Ber- 

wick, Me. 

6. Margaret, b. December 30, 1680; m. (1st) February 23, 

1721, Capt. John Foye, of Charlestown, Mass.; and 
(2nd) February 10 1736, Hon. Charles Chambers, ot 
Charlestown, Mass. She died without issue August 6, 

•76^- 

7. Abigail, b. May 5, 1683; m. Nathaniel Shannon. 

8. Elizabeth, b. April 26, 1686; m. Capt. Daniel Moulton, 

of Portsmouth. 



England, who liied in 1 654, while a meniber of Cri)mwell's Pariianient. Richard, 
with his two brothers, John and Robert, and sister Ann, who married John Shipwav, 
emigrated to New England prior to 1645, and settled first at the Isles of Shoals and 
afterwards on the shores of the Piscataqua River. John, the eldest, was the first 
Ri)yal President of New Hampshire under the charter of 1679, and died while in 
office March 27, 1681, and was succeeded by Major Richard Waldron, who was 
killed by the Indians June 28, 1689. 

Robert Cutt, the youngest, afterwards went to the Barbadoes, but soon returned 
and located at Kittery, where he became a noted shipbuilder; he died June, 1674. 
His descendants are numerous, and many of them have been distinguished. 

Richard Cutt was for some years engaged in " the fisheries " at the Isles of 
Shoals, of which he owned Star Island. Afterwards became a wealthy merchant 



SECOND GENERATION 35 

Abigail Vaughan's father, as stated, was one oi the Royal 
Councillors and Chief Justice of the Superior Court ot the 
Province of New Hampshire, and her maternal grandfather, 
Richard Cutt,'^' was an opulent merchant of Portsmouth, and one 
of the earliest settlers of that town. 

She married, second, in the year 1735, Captain (ieorge 
Walker, a wealthy and prominent citizen of Portsmouth, N. H., 
who died [December 7, 174H, aged 86 years. 

In his Will, made August 18, 1740, after giving to his wife 
Abigail one-half of his estate, he adds the following : 

" I give and bequeath unto my wife Abigail, my negro woman 
Dinah, my negro girl Diana, my negro boy Beaufidy & my negro 
boy Ca;sar."'|" 



and large landholder in Portsmouth, and held many public offices. He died in 
1676. His wife's name was P^leanor, by whom he was the father of two daughters, 
Bridget and Margaret. Bridget was twice married, first, to Captain Thomas 
Daniel, one of the Royal Council; he died November 13, 1683, aged 49; second, 
December 11, 1684, to Thomas Graffort, also one of the Council, who died 
August 6, 1697. She died May 29, 1701, without issue, bequeathing the most of 
her large estate to the daughters of her sister Margaret, who married VVm. Vaughan. 

* As all members of the Shannon family mentioned in this record, excepting 
Nathaniel Shannon, the Emigrant (1655-1723), and his son Nathaniel (i68g- 
1723), are direct descendants of Richard and Eleanor Cutt, of Portsmouth, N. H., 
through their daughter Margaret, it has been thought desirable to include in this 
compilation the Wills of those two worthies, — as well as documents relating to the 
estate of Major William Vaughan ; the Will of George Walker (.2nd husband of 
Abigail Vaughan Shannon); the Will of Lieutenant-(jovernor George \'aughan, 
and that of his son, Lieut. Col. William Vaughan, of Louisburg fame. All these 
documents and Wills are given at length in Appendix VII. — R. C. S. 

t " African Slavery existed in New Hampshire under the sanction of the 
province laws till near the close of the Revolution. According to a census taken in 
1767, the whole population of the province was 52,700, of which number 384 were 
slaves, of whom there were two in Hollis. In 1775 the whole population of New 
Hampshire had increased to 82,200, and the slaves to 656, of whom four were in 
Hollis." (Magazine of American History, \'oI. X.\I., p. 62.) 



36 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

In a codicil to the Will, dated November 15, 1748, he 
further provides for her as follows : 

" I give and bequeath unto mv dearly beloved wife Abigail, my 
negros ; Cato, Nancy, Zenus, Nimshy & Primus : also a note ot 
hand, I have from Nathaniel Shannon, for the sum ot Sixteen 
Hundred & Eight Pounds, old tenor, bearing date 14th Feb 
1746: also, the interest I have in a mortgage deed, from Cutt 
Shannon & his wife to me, also a note of hand from Madam 
Margaret Chambers, for the sum of One Thousand Pounds." 

Abigail Shannon was admitted to the South Parish (Congrega- 
tional) Church August 5, i 733, at which church her two sons were 
communicants and her grandchildren received the rites ot Baptism. 

She died in Portsmouth in the year 1762, aged 79 years. 

The two following deeds are important as showing the re- 
lationship of different members of the Vaughan and Shannon 
families, — the second deed being the one referred to by the com- 
piler at the close of the Introduction : 

[Registry of Deeds, Exeter, N. H. 1713.] 

Know all Men b^ these Presents; that 1, Abigail Vaughan, single woman, daughter of 
Maj'' W"" Vaughan, of Portsmouth in New Hamp', for divers considerations now moving, but 
more in special for the consideration of a valuable sum of money, to me in hand paid by my 
brother, Geo: Vaughan, of the same place to my full content and satisfaction have given, granted, 
bargained and sold, . . . unto my said brother, Geo: Vaughan, all my right, title, 
claim, interest and demand, w'^'' I have or ought to have, or may ever have, as my part and 
division of the wood field, or Great Hill field, on the north side of the way, going up to the Creek, 
vycb ^yjs formerly M'^ Bridget Graffort's, given her by her father Rich'' Cutt Esq', in Ports- 
mouth to be to him, his heirs, ex=" adm* & assigns, to have and to hold to him, the s"" Geo: 
Vaughan, his heirs ... all of my interest, title & ... in s"* wood field or Great 
Hill field, on the north side of the Way, going up fi-om y' Bank to s'' Creek, or Islington in 
Portsmouth, in New Hamp'. 

In witness whereof, I have sett mv hand and seal, the 6''' day ot Novemb', 1713. 

Abigail \'aughan (Seal) 

In presence of; 



Wm. Waldron 

Mary King >• 

1714 



Acknowledged before me 

William V'aughan 

'Jus. Peace. 



SECOND GENERATION 37 

[Registry of Deeds, Exeter, N. H. 1720.] 
Deed. Nath'-'- Shannon Junior & Wife Abigail to Jonathan Belcher 

To all people, to whom these Presents shall come : Nathaniel Shannon Jun% of Portsm" : 
New Hampshire, Merch', & Abigail, his wife, send greeting ; 

Know )xe, y' y"^ s"* Nath" & Abig", for & in consideration of three hundred pounds, 
current money of New England, to y™ in hand, well & truly paid, by Jon' Belcher of Boston, 
in y^ Mass' Province, Esq, Merch", y' receipt whereof, y'^ s'' Nath" Shannon & Abig", his 
wife, do hereby ackowledge themselves thereu-ith to be fully satisfied, contented & paid, & 
thereof & of every part thereof, do exonerate, acquitt and Discharge y= s'' Jon' Belcher, his heirs, 
ex" & adm" forever, by these presents have Given, Granted, Bargained, Sold, Aliened, 
Enfeoffed, Conveyed & Confirmed, & do by these presents Give, Grant, Bargain, Sell, Alien, 
Enfeoff, Convey, Make over. Ratify, Assure, Assigne & Confirm, unto y*^ s"" Jon' Belcher, & 
to his heirs, ex'% adm'* & Assignes, forever : 

One certain tract or lott of land, on GrafFort's hill, and is fronting on Piscattuqua River, 
Ab' ninety feet, & Runs back about one hundred feet. Between y"= land of M'* Eliz' Vaughan 
on each side, & so runs back to an highway, together with a wharf or part thereof. Also, 
another lott of land. Directly opposite on y= other side of the highway before mentioned, front- 
ing sixty four feet on y' highway, & runs back, between y<: land of M' Nath" Gerrish, on y' 
one side, & M'* Margaret Vaughan on y^ other, going so far as to make forty feet on y"= Back, 
and there bounds on v^ land of M'* Eliz' Vaughan. 

Also another lott or tract of land, fronting forty feet on y"^ highway, y' leads from y'' new 
meeting house to Shackfords highway, that goes bv land now in Possession of M" Marv 
Martyn. 

Also, another lott of land, fronting Southerly on a highw'ay, that goes by M' W" Patridges 
house ; Easterly on a highway by Jn° Hoddys house, & on y= Back part by M'' Archabald 
Macpheadn's land. 

Also, another lott, fronting on Tomb Street, Easterly, south on M'* Eliz' Vaughan's 
land. Westerly on M' George Jaffrey's Orchard & Northerly on a garden, formerly improved 
by M' Jn° Tucker deceas''. 

Also, twenty acres of land more, w'^'' is y' s"" Abigail Shannon's Share of eighty acres, 
common Land, w"^*" was laid out to M'' Nath" Gerrish, M'^ Margaret Vaughan & to y= s'' 
Abig" Shannon, when Vaughan & to M'^ Eliz' Vaughan, lying near to y' land of M' Ephriam 
Dennett, all w'^'' s"* lotts of land, are lying and being in y= town Portsm" ; afores"" : 

To have & to hold y"^ s"" Several pieces of land, as above Bounded, or however otherwise 
they are respectively bound or reputed to be bounden, to y" s"" Jon' Belcher, & his heirs & 
assigns forever, w'"" all y' privilege, profitts, comodities & apurtenances to y'' premises 
belonging, or in any ways appertaining, free & clear from all manner of Incumbrances of mort- 
gage, sales, Joyntures, Dowries, Thirds, Executions, Intails or any other Intanglement w'soever 
& y' s"" Nath" & Abig" Shannon Do hereby w''' the said Jon' Belcher, covenant & agree, 
y' till y"^ date hereof they are y= lawful and true owners of y' premises, & have good right 
and full power, to dispose thereof ill manner as herein expressed, & v" he v= s'' [on' Belcher, 
his heirs, ex'^'% adm", or assigns shall, & may att all times forever hereafter, quietly and 



38 IHK SHANNON FAMILY 

I'eaccably liavc, hoUl, usi;, iKxiipy, possess & enjoy y" hereby given & granted premises, w'''out 
any lawful lett, mollestation, or liimirance from us, y= s'' Nath" & Abig" Shannon, or from 
our heirs, c.v'", or adm", or liom any other persons whatsoever claiming from, by or under us, 
or eiilier ol lis, or by our, or cither ot our means, consent, or procurement. 

In testimony of all above written, y s'' Nath" Shannon |un' iv Abig" Shannon, have 
hereunto set their hands, & attixed y' seals, y"^ thirtieth day of March, Anno Domini 1720. 
Annoque R' Regis (Jeorgii Magnii- Brittania; &c Sexto. 

Signed, sealeil l^- Delivered 
in presence of us 

RoiiF.RT Shannon \ Nath" Shannon Jun" [Seal] 

Mary Abernethy / 

N: Shannon \ Aiik^aii. Shannon [Seal] 

Ei.r/^ Ai.cocK { 

Sam' Ai.cock | 

Suffolk ss: Boston Marcli the 30"' 1720. 
Nath" Shannon Jun' appeared & acknowledged 
the above instrument to be his free act & deed. 
Coram 

Sam' Checki.f.y 

>'. P'"'r. 
Province of | 

New Hampsliire j Portsm" : Octo'"' : 28''' 1721 

Mrs Abigail Shannon personally appeared before me, y- subscriber lV acknowledged y' 
above, to be her voluntarv act and deed. 

Coram 

Tho' Packer 

Jz/j. Pour. 



The following is a copy ot the last Will and Testament ot 
Abigail Walker, together with documents relating to the probate 
ot" the same, as well as the inventory ot her estate. The origi- 
nals of these papers are in the State Library at Concord, N. H.: 

In the name of CJod, Amen. I Abigail NN'alker of i'ortsmouth in the Province of New 
Hampshire Widow being in health and of a Sound Disposing mind and memory but considering 
the uncertainty of Human Life do make & ordain this to be my last will and Testament, and 
after Committing my soul to God the father of Spirits and my body to the Earth to be decently 
hiterred, hoping for pardon of mv Sins and Resurrection to Eternal Life thro' the Merits of Our 
I.ord Jesus Christ. My worldly Estate I give devise and bei|ucath in 'the Manner and form 
following, that is to Say — 

Imprimis. My will is that all my Just debts & funeral Charges be paid by m\' Executor 
herein after named in Convenient time after my decease — 



SECOND GENERATION 39 

Item. I give and devise unto George Walicer Sliannon, Nathaniel, Abigail and Margaret 
Shannon being the Children of My Son Nathaniel Shannon deceas'd The Sum of Five pounds 
Old Tenor Each to be paid out of a Note of hand which my Said Son Nathaniel gave to George 
Walker Late of Portsmouth aforesaid Gentleman deceased my late husband, and by him given to 
me. The said Sums to be paid by my Executor as Soon as he Can Recover the Money due on 
the Said Note, and not until he Shall Recover the Same, in case he Shall Endeavour the Same 
by all proper means. — 

Item. I give and Devise unto Richard Cutts Shannon, William, Thomas, James Noble, 
Nathaniel, Mary and Elenor Shannon Children of my Son Cutts Shannon Five pounds old Tenor 
Each, to be paid by my Executor as aforesaid — 

Item. I give unto my son Cutts Shannon and to his heirs and assigns forever all the Rest 
Residue and Remainder of my Estate both Real & personal Named or unnamed wheresoever the 
Same is or Shall be found wheather in possession Revertion or Remainder. And I Constitute and 
Appoint my said Son Cutts Shannon to be Sole Executor of this my last Will and Testament. 
And I hereby Revoke disannull and make Void all other and former wills and Testaments by me 
in any manner heretofore made. In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand and Seal 
the Eighteenth day of February Anno Domini 1756, and in the Twenty ninth Year of His 
Majesty's Reign — 

Abig"- Walker [seal] 

Signed Sealed and 
declared by the said Abigail 
Walker, to be her last will 
and Testament in presence of 
us 

H. Wentworth 

Daniel Rogers 

Joseph Allcock 

Province of New Hampshire 
This Will was proved by the oaths of H. Wentworth & Daniel Rogers in Common form 
the 29''' Day of October, 1762. 



Before R W,„,rj, \ J^'^f °^ 

I Probate. 



40 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Province of > To all People To whom these 

New Hampshire, J Presents shall come: Richard 
Wibird Esq ; Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c. in and for the Province of New Hampshire, 
sendeth Greeting. 

Know ye That on the Day of the Date hereof before me at Portsmouth in said Province, 
the Instrument, a Copy of which is hereunto annexed, ( Purporting [to be] the last Will and 
Testament of Abigail Walker late of Portsmouth aforesaid Widow deceased) was presented for 
Probate by Cutts Shannon Sole Execut' therein named and Hunking Wentworth Esq'' and M' 
Daniel Rogers two of the Witnesses whose Names are thereto subscribed being then present 
made solemn Oath that they saw the said Testat" Sign Seal and heard her declare the said 
Instrument to be her last Will and Testament. That she was then to the best of their Judg- 
ment of Sound and Disposing Mind, and that they with Joseph Alcock subscribed their Names 
together as Witnesses to the Execution thereof in the Presence of the said Testatrix. 

I do therefore prove, approve and allow of the said Instrument as the last Will and Testa- 
ment of the said Deceased, and do hereby commit the Administration thereof in all Matters the 
same concerning and of her Estate whereof she Died Seized and Possessed in said Province unto 
him the aforesaid Execut' well and faithfully to execute the said Will and Testament, and to 
administer the Estate of said Deceased, according to the same who accepted of the said Trust and 
was directed to Exhibit an Inventory thereof according to Law and he shall render an Account 
(upon Oath) of his Proceedings therein when lawfully thereto required. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and the Seal of the Court of Probate 
for said Province. Dated at Portsmouth aforesaid the Z(f^ Day of October, Anno Domini, i 762. 

R. WlBIRD. 



Inventory of the Estate of Abigail Walker late of Portsmouth in New Hampshire Widow 
dec'' taken by John Shackford and James Stoodley, at the Rate of Six pounds old Tenor p. 
Dollar. 

ditto in Lower Marsh and Vv. £, s. J. 



2 Acres of Land in uper and 

Acre in the Gore . . . . . 

I /; part of Two acres of Land in Exeter 
a negro man ^1000, a negro 

woman & a Child ;£^8oo . . . . 

I looking glass i\.o£ i ditto I ^£ 
I Ovel table ^126 Chairs and a Great Chair _^ 14 
a Corner table 100/. i doz old Cane Chairs 120/. 
y^ part of a Copper Kettle 
I Iron pot & I Iron Skillet 
I dressing box 40/. i old brass Kettle lo_^" 
I pair Iron Racks. 120^. 2 beds. 80^ 
I Round Table 80/. i Ironing 60/. 
I Tramel 2 hooks & 1 Iron Crow 
1 Carpet 2 Coverlids & i bed Sted 



£ 

4,-0 
400 

1 800 

55 
26 
1 1 
15 

6 



SECOND GENERATION 

I p'' handirons Slice & Tongs ..... 

3 Spining Wheels bjQ z p' brass Candle Sticks 80/. 

a Saw 100/. I old Chest, draws lO;^ 

a Riding hood ZO;^ Silver ^^^£, .... 

old pewter. £,zo. a Great Bible £\^. 

Warming pan 40/. ...... 

a Copper Coffee pot 60/. a Spit 30/. 

old pie pan 30/. ....... 

1 p' old jumps 40/. I old Cloke 40/. 

I old Roppier ....... 



41 



I z 
'4 
' 5 

Z4Z 

34 

3 

4 



Portsm" Deccmbi^ 23'^ 1762 



old Tenor ;^32i7 o o 

John Shackford 
James Stoodly 



Province of ) December 29''' 1762 Cutts Shannon 

New Hamp' j Executor of the Testament of Abigail 
Walker Deceasd appeared and made Solemn oath that this is a true & Perfect Inventory of the 
Estate of his Testatrix so far as has yet Come to his hands Possession or Knowledge and that he 
will add hereto whatsoever of said Estate shall further Come to his Hands Possession or Knowl- 
edge at the same time the above named appraisers appeared and made Solemn oath that they 
have Valued & appraised the things mentioned in this Inventory according to the Best of their 
Judgment. Before 

Judge of Probate. 



Children of Nathaniel and Abigail Shannon : '=' 

6. Nathaniel [8], b. February 17, 17 15/6. 

7. Cutts [ij], b. August 17, I 71 7. 



* From a Record of Marriages, Births and Deaths in Portsmouth, N. H., from 
1706 to 1742, kept by Joshua Pierce, who was for many years clerk of that town, 
and which Record is in the possession of Robert Cutts Pierce, Esq., of Portsmouth, 
we extract the following : 

"• Nath' Shannon of Ipswich and Abigail \'aughan of this Town were marv'' 25 
Nov I 7 14. 

" Nathan' ye son of Nathan' Shannon and Abigail his wife was Born i 7 Feby 
1 715" [New style 28 P"eb. 1716.] 

"Cutts ve son of Nath' and Abigail Shannon was Born 17 Aug 1717." 



42 THE SHANNON FAMILY 



THIRD GENERATION 

8. NATHANIEL SHANNON^ [6], (Nathaniel^, Nathan- 
iel'), son of Nathaniel and Abigail ( Vaughan) Shannon, was born 
in Portsmouth, N. H., February 17, 171 5^6. He married Novem- 
ber 10, 17-^7, Alice Frost, the daughter of Samuel Frost, of New- 
castle, N. H., and was an innkeeper at Portsmouth. 



i/fSXc<- ^^^ 



He united with the South Congregational Church of that 
place July 23, 1738, was made a member of the Masonic Frater- 
nity in 1739, and died in Portsmouth in the year 1753, aged 38 



'^ -//L,..^..^ 



His widow subsequently married Charles Hight, a sailmaker 
of Portsmouth, who died there February 7, 1 76 1 . 

She became a communicant of the North Congregational 
Church of Portsmouth, June 7, 1778, and died in that town 
October 25, 1780. 

The following papers relate to the administration of the estate 
of Nathaniel Shannon, who died intestate : 

Know nil Men ^v these Presents, That we Allice Shannon Widow Mark Hunking Went- 
worth & Nathaniel Messerve Esq" all of Portsmouth In the Province of New-Hampshire, in New- 
England, are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto Andrew Wiggin Esq' Judge of the 



THIRD GENERATION 43 

Probate of Wills, and granting Administrations within the Province of New-Hampshire, in the 
fiill Sum of One thousand Pounds, Lawful Money of New-England, to be paid to the said 
Andrew Wiggin his Successor or Successors in the said OfEce, or to his or their Assigns : To 
the true Payment whereof, we bind ourselves and each of us, our and each of our Heirs, Execu- 
tors and Administrators, jointly and severally for the whole and in the whole firmly with these 
Presents Sealed with our Seals. Dated the twenty Second Day of October in the Year of 
our Lord Christ, One Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty three and in the twenty Seventh Year 
of the Reign of Our Sovereign Lord George the Second by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, 
France and Ireland, King, Defender of the Faith, &c. 

l^he Condition of this present Obligation is such. That if the above bounden Allice Shannon 
as She is Admin" of the Estate of Nath' Shannon Late of Portsmouth aforesaid Innholder Deceased 
Intestate Do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the Goods, 
Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the Hands, Pos- 
session or Knowledge of her the said Admin" or into the Hands and Possession of any other 
Person or Persons for her and the same so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited into the 
Registry of the Court of Probate for the Province of New Hampshire aforesaid, at or before the 
last Wednesday of January next ensuing, and the same Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits, and 
all other the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said deceased, at the Time of his Death, 
which at any Time hereafter shall come to the Hands or Possession of the said Administratrix or 
into the Hands or Possession of any other Person or Persons for her do well and truly Adminis- 
ter according to Law ; and fiarther do make, or cause to be made a just and true Account of her 
said Administration upon Oath, at or before the last Wednesday of October which will be in 
the Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and fifty four and all the rest and residue 
of the said Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the Admin- 
istrator's Accompt, (the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for 
the Time being, of Probate of Wills, and granting Administrations within the Province aforesaid) 
shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively, as the said Judge or Judges by his 
or their Decree or Sententence pursuant to Law shall limit and appoint. And if it shall hereafter 
appear, that any last Will or Testament was made by the said deceased, and the Executor or 
Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the Court of Probate for the Province afore- 
said, making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly: If the said Administratrix 
within bounden, being thereunto lawfully required, do render and deliver the said Let-ters of 
Administration (Approbation of such Testament being first had and made) into, the said Court: 
Then the before-written Obligation to be void and of none EiFect, or else to abide and remain in 
full Force and Virtue. 

Signed, Sealed Alls Shannon [seal] 

and delivered in Mark H<^ Wentworth [seal] 

Presence of Nath Meserve [seal] 

William Parker 
Thomas Haines 



44 



THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 



An Inventory of the Goods &c BelonS to the estate of M'^ Nath' Shannon late of Portsm° 
Deceas'd Apprais'd (by Order of the Hon' the Judge of Probate of Wills &c for the Province 
of New Hampshire) by us the Subscribers (V'iz. ) 



A Negro Man Named Prince 

Ditto Woman & Child the 

Woman call'd Diana 
a Large Looking Glass 
a Cow 

2 Maple tables 
I Doz" Chairs 
a pair Brass top Andirons 
6 pictures 

Glass ware 
a Chest ot Draws 
a Black Walnut table 
5 Black Chairs 
a Small Looking Glass 50/. 
4 Pictures 10/. 

Part of a Clock 
a Great Chair 
a p' Old Andirons & Iron Back 
y^ doz" Cane Chairs 
a Looking Glass 
a pine table Japan' d 
y, Doz" turkey work'd Chairs 
I Bed w' 78' Feathers &c @ 15/. 



I Ditto 77 D" . . 
1 D° 66 D" . . 
3 p' Sheets 

1 p' Holland D° 
Quilt & Counterpaine 

a Suit of Curtains 

Bedstead & Bottom . 

2 holland Pillow Cases 
2 p'' Garlix D" 
2 Old Bedsteads & Bottoms 

2 Rugs ... 

a Case Draws 10/. & trunk 5/ 
6 Earthen plates & I Dish 

3 Earthen Punch bowls 
I China pint D° 
I pair Bed Blankets 



£ 
400 

300 
30 

3° 

10 

10 

3 

3 

2 

3 

6 



d. 



9 
58 
46 

+9 

18 

8 



6 





2 





J 


>5 




1 


>5 


3 
6 






THIRD GENERATION 



45 



1 bed 68' feathers &c @ I 
58I Pewter— (S 10/. 

2 Iron Potts & I Kettle 
2 Coffee Potts 

1 tea Kettle 

2 p' Brass Candlesticks 

1 Doz" Old Chairs 

y^ Doz" Cups & Saucers 

2 Earthen tea potts 
2 Old tables 

I Brass Kettle w' 22' @ 8 

Some Old Silver 
^ parts of a Pew In y"^ ) 

North Meets House j 

1 7 part of a Lott of Land 
in Islington So Called 
being an Old Tanyard 

2 Old Diap' Table Cloths 

2 Napkins 
I Driping pan 
I frying D° 
I Skimmer & fieshfork 
I Old Iron« Box 
I Small Iron pott 
1^ Doz" knives & forks 
I Spit 

3 trammels 
I p' flat irons 
30 Gall^ Rum @ 28/. 



o/. 



/• 



34 
29 

5 

3 
3 
3 



37 
80 



£ Total 1404 14 

Joan Hart 
John. Dennet 



Province of ) At A Court of Probate held at 

New Hamp' j Portsmouth In & for Said Province 
on the 30"" day of Jan'y 1754 Before the Hon'''' Andrew Wiggin Esq' Judge of the Probate of 
wills &c for Said Province appeared Allis Shannon Admin'" of the Estate of Nath' Shannon 
Deceased & made solemn Oath that this is a True & perfect Inventory of the Estate of her Intes- 
tate So far as is Yet Come to her hands or Knowledge & that she Will add hereto whatso- 
ever of Said Estate shall further Come to her hands or Knowledge & at the same time the within 
Named appraisers appeared & made solemn Oath that they had apprais'd the Said Estate accord- 
ing to the Best of their [udgment and without Partiality Before 

And" Wiggin 



46 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

To the Hon'"''' Andrew Wiggin Esq' Judge of the Probate of Wills &c uithin and for the 
Province of New Hampshire Humbly Sheweth Abigail Walker of Portsmouth in the Province 
aforesaid Widow. That she hath been inform'd that adm" of the Estate of Nath" Shannon Late 
of Said Portsm" Innholder deceasd was Granted to his Widow three months ago and that an 
Inventory of the said Deceas'' Estate is this day to be Exhibited that the said Abigail is inform'd 
that some part of the Estate Contain'd in the said Inventory is not nor ever was the Estate ot the 
said Nath" viz' a Negro Woman named Diana & her Child named Philis which are the Proper 
Estate of the said Abigail Wherefore she prays that they may not be Received as the Estate ot the 
said Deceas' d but be ordred to be Struck out of the said Inventory — 

Abig"- Walker 

Portsmouth [anv 30, 1754 — 

Children of Nathaniel and Alice : 

9. George Walker, bapt. July -3, 173^, died unmarried in 
early manhood. 

10. Nathaniel [21], bapt. April 20, 1740. 

11. Abigail [ji], bapt. March 7, 1741/2. 

12. Margaret l^j^'\, b. about 1743. 



13. CUTTS SHANNON^ * [7], (Nathaniel-, Nathaniel'), 
son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Vaughan) Shannon, was horn in 
Portsmouth, N. H., August 17, 171 7. 

He was educated for the legal profession, and commenced 
practice at Portsmouth soon after attaining his majority, continu- 



* The baptismal name of Cutts Shannon was Cutt. The Cutt family of 
Portsmouth, with whom he was connected, added the letter s to their name about 
the year 1745, which mode of spelling Cutts Shannon adopted a few years prior to 
his decease. 

The reason for this change is thus related in \'ol. III. of " Farmer and Moore's 
Historical Collections:" — 

" When Major Richard Cutt was at the siege of Louisburg he met an English officer 
bv the name of Cutts. Upon becoming acquainted they found themselves related, 
being sprung from the same family originally. After this Major Cutt added an s to 
his name, which was also done by all his relatives in Portsmouth." — R. C. S. 



THIRD GENERATION 47 

ing to reside in that place until 1746, when he removed to 
Dover, N. H. He returned to Portsmouth in 1750, and there 
practiced his profession until his decease, which occurred 
December 12, 1763.* 



C^i^^^f^^Jm^''^ 



Mr. Shannon early became a communicant ot the South 
Congregational Church at Portsmouth, ot which he was an 
earnest member throughout his lite. 

An extract from a letter written by his great-grandson, Hon. 
Samuel Leonard Shannon, Q. C, of Halifax, N. S., dated May 
24, 1884, contains the following sketch of his ancestor: 

" My father never saw him (Cutts). His statement to me in 
reference to Cutts Shannon was as follows: 'My grandfather 
(Cutts) was a lawyer in Portsmouth, and was held in great estima- 
tion by the leading citizens. He was wealthv himselt and all his 
connections were among the wealthiest and leading members ot the 
community.' 

"I did not understand from my father that he (Cutts) had 
obtained any great reputation as a brilliant speaker or pleader at 
the Bar. I should rather judge that he was considered a reliable 
business man in his office. Indeed I do not think he had much 
attachment to his profession, for father went on to say that ' he 



* " On Monday E\ening Mr. Cutts Shannon of this Town, Attorne\- at Law, 
was seized with uncommon faintness and expired in about half an hour. His body 
upon being opened, a large quantity of blood was found in the Abdomen which 
proceeded from a Rupture of the Inferior Portion of the descending Aorta, about an 
inch and quarter from its Biforcation ; several inflamable spots were observed 
near the Ruptured parts, and that part where the Rupture was, was perfectly gan- 
grened. He had complained the Dav before of a severe pain in his loins which he 
supposed to be a fit of (jra\ el, tho' he had ne\cr been subject to that disorder." — 
From the AVic Hampshire Gaxette, 

Published at Portsmouth, Friday, December 16, 1763. 



48 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

(Cutts) was very unwilling for his son Richard Cutts to become a 
lawyer, although the latter much desired it. Indeed to prevent 
his becoming one, he placed him in the counting-house of a mer- 
chant of Portsmouth, with whom he remained until the death of 
Cutts, when, being free to act for himself, he abandoned his 
mercantile pursuits and studied law and became, as we know, a 
lawyer of some eminence.' 

" My father added that ' Cutts Shannon was not a tall man, and 
was very corpulent;' and that he died of apoplexy 'when not much 
over forty years of age.' My grandfither (Richard Cutts Shannon) 
was a very tall man, being over six teet in height, and my father 
(James Noble Shannon) was just six feet." 



The following sketch ot Cutts Shannon is taken from the 
"Bench and Bar of New Hampshire," by C. H. Bell: 

CUTTS SHANNON 

Son of Nathaniel and Abigail (Vaughan) Shannon; born, Ports- 
mouth, August 17, 1 71 7; practiced, Dover and Portsmouth; 
died, Portsmouth, December 12, 1763. 

Mr. Shannon's maternal grandfather was William Vaughan, a 
royal councilor, and Chief Justice of the Superior Court of the 
province. The grandson, after acquiring his education under 
private instructors in Portsmouth, was admitted an attorney about 
1739, ^'^'^ ^°'" some years practiced his profession in Dover. He 
was chosen to various town offices in Portsmouth, but filled no 
important official station. He had no liking for his profession, 
but probably was somewhat employed as counsel, conveyancer, 
and the like. He was apparently in easy circumstances, and leh 
at his death a gold watch, silver plate, a slave, books appraised at 
sixty pounds, and the inventory of his estate aggregated ^,13,953 
old tenor. 

He was married, December i, 1741, to Mary, daughter ot 
Lieutenant-Governor George Vaughan. They had seven children, 
of whom the eldest was a lawyer. 

Cutts Shannon was married in Portsmouth, N. H., Decem- 
ber I, 1 74 1, by the Rev. Jabez Fitch, to his cousin Mary 
Vaughan. She was born in Portsmouth, N. H., May 7, 171 3. 



THIRD GENERATION 



49 



Her father was Hon. George \^aughan,'-" Lieutenant-Governor 
of New Hampshire 171 5-1 7, and her mother was Elizabeth, the 
daughter of Hon. Robert Eliot, one of the Roval Councillors of 
New Hampshire. 

She died June 21, 179^, at East Moultonboro, N. H., at 
the residence ot her son Hon. Nathaniel Shannon. Her name 
is enrolled on the records of the South Congregational Church 
ot Portsmouth as a communicant from the year 1753. 



* GEORGE VAUGHAN, the son of Major William and Margaret (Cutt) Vaughan, was 
born in Portsmouth, N. H., April 13, 1676. He was graduated at Harvard College in the 
class of 1696, He held the commission of Colonel in the Provincial Forces during Queen 
Anne's War in several expeditions against the Indian allies of the French ; was the agent of the 
Province in England for some years, and appointed by George the First, Lieutenant-Governor 
of New Hampshire. He was twice married, first, December 8, 1698, to Mary Belcher, of 
Boston, a sister of Jonathan Belcher, afterwards Governor of Massachusetts and New Hamp- 
shire. She died February 3, 1699. Married, second, January 9, 1700, Elizabeth Eliot, the 
daughter of Hon. Robert Eliot, of Newcastle, N. H., who died, his widow, December 7, 
1750, aged 68 years. 

Children of George and Elizabeth Vaughan : 

1. Sarah, b. February 8, 1701; m. September 5, 1721, Dr. John Ross, an emi- 

nent physician at Portsmouth, N. H., who died in the year 1752. She 
died April 17, 1793, leaving issue. 

2. William, b. in Portsmouth, September 12, 1703. He was graduated at Har- 

vard College in the class of 1722. Held the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel 
in the expedition for the reduction of Louisburg in 1745, in which he greatly 
distinguished himself. He died unmarried, in London, December, I 746. 

3. Margaret, b. .August 21, 1705; m. in 1743, Hon. Hunking Wentworth, a 

son of Lieutenant-Governor John Wentworth, brother of Governor Benning 
and uncle of John, the last of the Royal Governors of New Hampshire. He 
died September 21, 1784. She died, without issue, February 25, 1788. 

4. Elizabeth, b. October 8, 1707; m. Wilham Bennett, one of the leading mer- 

chants of Portsmouth, N. H., who died in 1767. She died in Portsmouth 
August 3, 1800, leaving several children, and was the last survivor of the 
children of Governor Vaughan. 

5. Abigail, b. March II, 1710; d. September 9, 1719. 

6. Eliot, b. April 12, 171 i. A merchant at Portsmouth, N. H., where he died 

July I, 1758. He married, March 14, 1738, Anna Gerrish, a daughter 
of Col. Timothy Gerrish. She died in May, 1786. 



50 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The following documents taken from Probate Court 
records relate to the administration of the Estate of Cutts Shannon, 
who died intestate : 

Know all Me?i by these Presents That We Mary Shannon of Portsmouth Widow and Jonathan 
Mouhon of Hampton Esq' and Joseph Moulton of said Portsm" Blacksmith all In the Province of 
New Hampshire, are holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto Richard Wibird Esq ; 
Judge of the Probate of Wills, and granting Administrations within the Province of New Hamp- 
shire, in the fiill Sum of One thousand Pounds, Lawful Money of Great Britain, to be paid to 
the said Richard Wibird his Successor or Successors in the said Office, or to his or their Assigns : 
To the true Payment whereof, we bind ourselves, and each of us, our and each of our Heirs, 
Executors and Administrators, jointly and severally for the whole, and in the whole firmly by 
these Presents. Sealed with our Seals. Dated the 29''' Day of Feb'y in the Year of our Lord 
Christ, One Thousand Seven Hundred & Sixty four. 

The Condition of the present Obligation is such. That if the above-bounden Mary Shannon 
as She is Admin" of the Estate of Cutt Shannon, late of Portsmouth aforesaid Gent. Deceased 
Intestate Do make or cause to be made a true and perfect Inventory of all and singular the 
Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said deceased, which have or shall come to the Hands, 
Possessions or Knowledge of her the said Admin" or into the Hands and Possession of any other 
Person or Persons for her and the same so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited into the 
Registry of the Court of Probate for the Province of Nevs' Hampshire aforesaid, at or before the 
last Wednesday of May next ensuing, and the same Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits, and 
all other the Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits of the said deceased, at the Time of his Death, 
which at any Time hereafter shall come to the Hands or Possession of the said Admin" or into 
the Hands or Possession of any other Person or Persons for her do well and truly Administer 
according to Law; and further do make, or cause to be made a just and true Account of her 



Children of Eliot and Anna Vaughan: 

i. Sarah, b. April, 1739; m. Capt. Jotham Rindge. 

ii. William, b. March 13, 1745, settled in Portland, Me. 

iii. George, bapt. April 26, 1747, settled in Boston, Mass. 

iv. Elizabeth CaroUne, bapt. May 20, 1750, d. in childhood. 

V. Jane, b. June 7, 1752; m. Ammi R. Wise, Esq., of Westbrooke, Me. 

vi. Eliot, bapt. June 29, 1755, d. in childhood, 

vii. Margaret, b. August 14, 1758 ; d. in 1788, unmarried. 

Mary, b. May 7, 1713; m. her cousin Cutts Shannon. 

Jane, b. December 27, 1714; m. May, 1747, Major James Noble, a wealthy 
merchant of Boston, Mass. He was a major in the Second Regiment of 
Massachusetts Infantry at the siege and conquest of Louisburg in 1745. She 
died in 1765, without issue. 

George, b. February 18, 1720; d. in childhood when 22 months old. 



1,1 iht Pfoyince tlN<» H<»iftSir*, art hoWen and flmd fimily bound and oU^td 



unio //i<r-/i-r?^i^/;,S^- Elqi Judge of the Probatt of Wim, and 
RraniicR Adin;n:ftratioro wubill the Province of /V«» //a»i/!^»-«,m the full Sum ol 
r-^ A.'^^^x'^r^ -— ^. >««*. l^«fulMoDer of Great Bri,«n. 

to fx paid to the faid /?' <^/i-<i^ ^U-t^d -7 h'S SucctObr 

- or SiiccctTors in the feid Office, or to h'lsor their Affigns: To the true Pay men: 
whereof, we bind ourftlvej, and each of 0% ourand-cach of oar Heirs, Wttciitora 
and Ar'miniftrators, jointly and federally for rte whok, an^in tl»«h(* nrpyE 
ibefcpicfcnts. Scaled with jiur,§3te, Dm* '■■' 
■"^^ ': ■~,, in iSr V-ar of our L.ord CSr.(», C 

THE Condition of the prefect Obligation 

isfuch,Thatiftheia)OV«bouDden J^la'2<, M'-jn^^ ^ ^A^i, O^fn^fn^^— 

(Xs^<^ <i.t^' ^tia-*^iit.- _- • r- 

i^) make or caure to be made* tTWanipwfeft Inventory of all and tingular the Goods, 
Chattels, Rights and Credits of the faid dectafed, which have or lliall come to the Hand?, 

PoflcfConorKnowledgeof^/- the faid O^rMn''^ ' or into the Hands 

and Poffcirion of any other Perfon er Perfons for AC and the fame To made, do exhibit, 
or caufe to be exhibited into the Regiftry of the Court of Probate for the Province of A'^ro- 
Hamj^re aforelaid, at or before the laR ffeincfdaj of i^i'^ ^ — next enfuing, and 
the fame Good*, Chattels, Righo and Credits, and all other the Good*, Chattels, Rights and 
Credits of the faid dcceafcd, at the Time ol /«</ Death, whicii at any Time hereafter 

;hall.«ll»t«) lie Hands ocJPoffeffioo of thtfcid a^t**h^t»«fSfer-r^. ^-atiaio 
the Hands or I'olldTion ot any other Perfon or Perfons lor 'tv ^ - do well and truly Ad- 
minifttr according to Law •, and further do make, or caufc to be made a juft and true Ac- 
coont of ^i^j faki Adminiftration upon Oath, at or before the lafl; Wtdufiay^ai Jt^^ *^y 

which will be in the Year of our Lord,0« TbeufaitiSevn linirid zrtijijcAj, //t<j< 
and all the reft and Relidue of the faid Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits which null 
be fotind remaining upon the Account of faid Adminift**^ (the fame being firil examined 
and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the Time being, of the Probate of Wills, and 
granting Adminihratwns within the Proviace alorefaid) Ihall deliver and pay unto foch 
Perfon or Peilons refpeftively, as the faid Judge or Judges by his or their Decree or Seo- 

■ tence purfuant to Law (hall limit and appoint. Aod if it (hall hereafter appear, that any 
)aft Will and Teftament was made by the faid deceafed, and the Executor or Executors 

■ therein named do exhibit the fame into the Court of Probate for the Province aforc/ak), 
making Req'jeft to haveit allowed and approved arcordingly : If the faid d^-,,it>y->'~~ — .^ 

above bounden being thereunto lawfully required, do render and deliver the faklLct- 
tcrs of Adminiftration (Approbation of foch Teftament being firft had and madWinto the 
■ faid Court : Then the before written Obligatitin to bt void and of none Effeft, or tife to abide 
and remain in full Force and Virtue 4/ /f 



Signti. Hiiltd M Dilhir$i 
in Prifnn tf. 




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52 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



said Administration upon Oath, at or before the last Wednasday of Feb'>' which will be in the 
Year of our Lord, One Thousand Seven Hundred and sixtv five and all the rest and Residue of 
the said Goods, Chattels, Rights and Credits which shall be found remaining upon the Account 
of said Administ* (the same being first examined and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for the 
Time being, of the Probate of Wills, and granting Administrations within the Province aforesaid) 
shall deliver and pay unto such Person or Persons respectively, as the said Judge or Judges by his 
or their Decree or Sentence pursuant to Law shall limit and appoint. And it it shall hereafter 
appear, that anv last Will and Testament was made by the said deceased, and the Executor or 
Executors therein named do exhibit the same into the Court of Probate for the Province aforesaid, 
making Request to have it allowed and approved accordingly: If the said Admin" above bounden 
being thereunto lawfiiUy required, do render and deliver the said Letters of Administration 
(Approbation of such Testament being first had and made) into the said Court: Then the before 
written Obligation to be void and of none Effect, or else to abide and remain in full Force and 
Virtue. 

Mary Shannon [seal] 

Jon* Moulton [seal] 

Joseph Moulton [seal] 
Signed, Sealed and 
Delivered in Presence of 

H Wentworth 

Tho^ Packer— 

Province of ) B\' The Hoi:'''' Rich" IVibird Esq' Judge of 
New Hamp' \ the Probate of wills &:c tor said Province To 
John Dennet Gentleman &: lohn Shackford Esq' both of Portsmouth in said Province Greeting 
you are hereby authorized to take an Inventory of the Estate of Cutts Shannon late of Portsmouth 
aforesaid Deceas'd who lately died Intestate to be shewn unto you by Mary Shannon Widow 
who is Admin" of said Estate and to make a Just and impartial appraisement thereof according to 
the best of your Judgment and return the same into the Registry of the Court of probate for said 
province under your hands upon Oath to your Fidelity hereing at or before the last Wednesday 
of June next Together with this Warrant Dated at Portsmouth the 19"' Day of March Anno 
Domini 1764. 

Bv order of the Judge- 

\^"iLLiAM Parker Reg' 



An Inventory of the Real & Personal Estate of M' Cutt* Shannon Late of Portsm" Deceased 



As shewn to us the Subscribers by the Admi"" 

The Dwelling Hous & Waterside 
2 Acres of Land in the upper March 
2 Acres in the Lower March 
Furniture as Tables Chairs &c in y"^ hall 
in the Sitting Room Sundrys 



Of the said Deceased 1764 Vis' 

£ 

1 0000 

200 

200 

165 



THIRD GENERATION 



53 



Sundry books 

Table Cloaths Napkins & Sheets 

Sundry things in the Kitchen vv"'' yz'"" Pewter 

Sundry things in the Store Room 

his Wearing Apparel! &c 

24°^ Weight Silver at ^-; 

a Gold Watch &c 

Sundrys in the Store Room Chamber 

In the Kitching Chamber 

Sundry things in the Garrot . 

An ax and a Rake 

A Negrowoman Named Ben 

A Mare .... 

May 30''' 1764 



60 
175 

I 30 
320 
168 
200 
130 
140 

50 

10 

I 200 

80 



old Tenor -£, • 3 7 5 ■ 

John Shackford 
John Dennet 



Province of | May 30"" 1764 Marv Shannon admin" of the 
New Hamp'' \ Estate of Cutt Shannon Deceased appeared & 
made Solemn oath that this is a True & perfect Inventory of the Estate of her Intestate so far 
as has yet Come to her hands Possession or Knowledge and that She will add hereto whatsoever 
of said Estate Shall further Come to her hands possession or Knowledge and at the Same time 
the above named appraisers appeared and made Solemn oath that they have V^alued & appraised 
the things mentioned in this Inventory according to the best ot their Judgment Before 

R \^'iBiRD judge of Probate 



Province of \ Richard Wibird Esqr Judge of the pro- 
(seal) New Hamp' j bate of Wills &c for said Province: 

To all unto whome these Presents shall eome Greeting Know ye that upon Examination 
before me at Portsmouth in said Province this Day it appears that the personal Estate of Cutt 
Shannon Late of Portsmouth in Said Province Gen' Deceased Intestate in the hands of Marv 
Shannon admin'' of his Estate is not sufficient to pay his Debts and the Demands due from bis 
Estate Wherefore licence is hereby granted to the said Mary Shannon to sell so much of his Real 
Estate as will Raise money Sufficient to pay and Discharge the said Debts & Demands with Inci- 
dental Charges and the said Mary Shannon is hereby authoriz'd to Execute a Valid conveyance 
of all the Right and Demand of the said Intestate in and unto the said Real Estate at the time of 
his Decease to the purchaser and She is Directed to render an account of the money which shall 
be rais'd thereby and how it has been applied as the law Directs 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of the Court of probate for said 
Province the z"^ Day of June Anno Domini 1764. 

R Wibird 



54 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Children of Cutts and Mary : 

14. Richard Cutts [35], b. May 9, 1743. 

15. Mary, b. 1744; died unmarried July 27, 1827. 

16. Eleanor, bapt. November 9, 1746; died unmarried in 1834. 

17. William, b. in Dover, N. H., January 6, 1747/8. He 

married, ist, August 2, 1782, Eleanor Gerrish, who died in 
Dover, January 17, 1806, aged 51 years. In 1809 Mr. 
Shannon married for his second wife, Jane Jordan, a 
daughter of Hon. Rishworth Jordan, of Biddeford, 
Maine. William Shannon was a prominent merchant 
and citizen of Dover, where he died July, i8t6, with- 
out issue. His widow died at Biddeford April 20, 1822, 
aged 67 years. 

18. Thomas [46], b. January 30, 1749. 

19. James Noble [58], bapt. September 15, 1751. 

20. Nathaniel [59], b. June 3, 1754. 



FOURTH GENERATION 55 



FOURTH GENERATION 

21. NATHANIEL SHANNON^ [10], (Nathaniel, Na- 
thaniel^, Nathaniel' ), son of Nathaniel and Alice (Frost) Shannon, 
was born in Portsmouth, N. H., and baptised at the South Parish 
(Congregational) Church April 20, 1740. He was engaged in 
shipbuilding. 



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Mr. Shannon signed the Association Test in 1776 to prose- 
cute the Revolution. He was twice married ; first, to Ann Card, 
of Newcastle, who was born in 1741, and died in May, 1785, 
aged 44; second, November, 1786, to Elizabeth Kitson, the 
widow of Richard Kitson, and daughter of Col. John Dennett, 
of Portsmouth, N. H. 



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Mr. Shannon died suddenly in September, 1792, aged 52. 
His widow married, April 14, 1802, James Chesley, of Roches- 
ter, N. H. She died February 25, 1836, aged 80. Mr. 
Chesley died in Rochester, N. H., January 13, 1851, aged loi, 
lacking twelve days. 

Children of Nathaniel and Ann : 

22. Margaret [63], b. 1763, in Portsmouth, N. H.; bapt. 

North Parish (Cong.) Church, February 27, 1763. 

23. Nathaniel [71], b. 1764, in Portsmouth, N. H.; and 

bapt. April 21, 1765. 

24. j George Walker, bapt. June 26, 1768 ; d. in childhood. 

25. ( Thomas, bapt. June 26, 1768 ; d. in childhood. 



56 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

26. Samuel, b. 1769; a farmer; d. at Gilmantown, N. H., 

unmarried, August 12, 1832, aged 63. 

27. George Walker, bapt. North Parish (Cong.) Church, 

August 5, 1770; d. in infancy. 

Children of Nathaniel and Elizabeth : 

28. Elizabeth [81], b. November 24, 1787. 

29. John [8 8], b. June 10, 1790. 

30. George [100], b. December 18, 1791. 

31. ABIGAIL SHANNON+ [11], (Nathaniel-', Nathan- 
iel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Nathaniel and Alice (Frost) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., where she was baptized 
March 7, 174 1/2. She married George Bryant, the son of 
George and Jemima Bryant, o± Newcastle, N. H. 

Mr. Bryant was a mariner and a privateersman in the Revolu- 
tion ; was one of the crew of the private armed brig " Gen. 
Sullivan," which sailed from Portsmouth, N. H., and made 
many valuable captures of British merchant vessels. 

Child ot George and Abigail Bryant : 

32. George; a mariner; m. July, 1787, Mary Nelson; d. in 
1809. 

Children ot George and Mary Bryant : 
i. A child, d. i 789. 
ii. Abigail or Abbie, b. 1790; d. at Portsmouth, 

N. H., January 7, i860, unmarried, 
iii. George ; a sailmalcer. When about four years of 
age had the scarlet fever, which rendered him 
ever after deaf and dumb, 
iv. Louisa, bapt. February 21, 1796; m. April 3, 
1824, James Dodge, b. May 14, 1800, of Ports- 
mouth, N. H., where she died July 31, 1853. 
He died October 16, 1869, aged 69 years, 
v. Mary Walpey, bapt. (Episcopal Church) June 14, 
1 801 ; d. August, 1 801. 



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FOURTH GENERATION 57 

33. MARGARET SHANNON^ [12], (NathanieP, Na- 
thaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Nathaniel and Alice (Frost) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., about 174^, and 
married Captain William Parker, a shipmaster of Portsmouth, 
N. H. She died prior to 1787. He died July i, 1799- 

Child of William and Margaret Parker : 

34. William, bapt. May 20, 1770; a shipmaster; d. in 1795, 
unmarried. 



35. RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON + [14], (Cutts^, 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of Cutts and Mary (Vaughan) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., May 9, 1743. 

Mr. Shannon was educated for the mercantile profession 
and commenced business at Portsmouth, N. H., which he soon 
after abandoned in order to study law. He was admitted to 
practice in 1771, forming a law partnership with Hon. Samuel 
Livermore, afterwards United States Senator; and in the year 
1774 moved to Hollis, N. H., where he owned considerable real 
estate, and continued the practice ot his profession for over 
twenty years. 

In 1782 he was elected by the town of Hollis a Repre- 
sentative in the New Hampshire Legislature, of which body he 
became an active member. 

It thus appears that Mr. Shannon was a resident of the town 
of Hollis during the entire Revolutionary War, and the query 
naturally arises: What part did he take in that struggle.? In our 
endeavors to solve this question we have made much careful 
inquiry. First o± all, his name appears third in the " Alarm 
List" o± Hollis, a list made up January, 26, 1775,"" — and the 

* Vide Worcester's " History of Hollis, N. H." p. 142. 



58 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

following ominous document is found on page 60 1 of Vol. VIII., 
New Hampshire State Papers: 

In the House of Representatives, June 20th, 1777. 

Upon reading & Considering the Petition of Richard Cutts 
Shannon, praying to be discharged from Prison or admitted to 
Bail so that he may have the opportunity of seeing his distressed 
Wife once more : 

Voted, that he have leave to visit his Family at Hollis, provided 
he give Bond to the Speaker of the Hon'''<^ House of Repre- 
sentatives in the sum of one Thousand pounds, with two sufficient 
Sureties in five hundred pounds each, for the use of this State, 
conditioned that he imediately repair to his Family in Hollis, 
and keep himself within the limits of his own Estate there, until 
his return ; And that he return to the Town of Exeter & deliver 
himself into the Custody of the Prison-keeper there within ten 
days from the time of his enlargement, and that in The mean- 
time he be of good behavior towards all the good subjects of this 
State. 

Sent up for concurrence 

John Langdon 

Speaker. 
In Council the same day read and concurred. 

E. Thompson, 

Secry. 

To better investigate this matter a visit was made to 
Concord, N. H., in December, 1901, and through the aid and 
courtesy of Mr. Otis G. Hammond, of the New Hampshire 
State Library, permission was obtained to examine the original 
documents and papers relating to the case. The original petition 
of Mr. Shannon was found upon which the above action ot the 
Legislature is based ; — and from that petition it would appear 
that he was first confined sometime in the month ot April, i "J"]"], 
as a "suspect;" that he had vainly demanded to know what 



FOURTH GENERATION 59 

charges had been preferred against him, if any, — claiming the 
right to be confronted with his accusers, and praying to be either 
discharged or released on bail, — so that he might go to his dis- 
tressed wife, who was then dangerously ill. 

His personal friend, John Langdon, the famous Revolution- 
ary Patriot, was then Speaker of the House, and without doubt 
greatly aided in alleviating the harshness of the situation ; "•' but 
the times were "turbulent," and even John Langdon could not yet 
tavor too much one " suspected " 'j" of not being in the fullest 
sympathy with the "Sons of Liberty." 

Before the expiration of the ten days allowed him to visit 
his wife, Mr. Shannon seems to have returned to his conhnement 
at Exeter, where he found, as prisoners, others oi his Hollis 
acquaintance, — some of whom afterwards became famous in the 
political history of New Hampshire. 

The Committee of Safety were urged again and again to 
take action in their case; demands were repeatedly made tor a 
speedy trial on any charges that existed against them, if indeed 
there were any. But the Committee were deaf to all complaints 
or gave as an excuse that there was no time, or they had more 
important matters to attend to. 

As we calmly view the whole proceeding now, after the 



* It will be noted, in the vote of the House, that it was to Speaker Langdon 
that Mr. Shannon was required to gi\ e the necessary bond for his release. — R. C. S. 

t " Even in New England, the nursery of the Revolution, the number of 
those opposed to separation was large and so formidable, in the opinion of the 
revolutionary leaders, that in order to suppress them they established a reign of 
terror and anticipated the famous ' Law of the Suspected ' of the French Revolution. 
An irresponsible tyranny was established of town and county committees, to whom 
was entrusted an absolute power over the lives and fortunes of their fellow-citizens, 
and they proceeded on principles of evidence that would have shocked a grand inquis- 
itor." (^Ferguson's "Essays in American History," p. 179.) 



6o THK SHANNON FAMILY 

lapse ot more than a century, it is very suggestive ot certain arbi- 
trary acts that were practiced by our own Federal (lovernment 
during the late Civil War forty years ago ; and it is not ditHcult 
to understand the situation. Those were just the times when 
the most innocent ot men could most easily tall victims ot the 
grossest injustice. 

Among the original documents examined at Concord was 
one wholly in the handwriting of Mr. Shannon, signed by him- 
self and eight others, addressed to the Legislature, and dated 
July 19, 1777, about three weeks after his return to Exeter. 
As this document is remarkable for its vigor ot expression in 
denouncing the injustice of which the subscribers were the inno- 
cent victims, we present it in full. It will give us some idea ot 
Mr. Shannon's ability to defend himself in any matter that was 
allowed to come betore a Court ot justice. 

State of New ] To the hon'''"^ the Council & house of 
Hampshire ) Representatives for the State aforesaid: 
Humbly Shew the Subscribers prisoners in the publick Gaol in Exeter, 
that their situation is such as Loudly Calls for the attention of the Legis- 
lative body of this State, and they flatter themselves they shall be heard 
with patience & impartiality while they attempt to give a Just Represen- 
tation of the injuries that by some inexplicable Fatality they have been 
obliged to undergo on the one hand ; and the grievances they are unre- 
mittingly suffering on the other. But where shall we begin ? ot what 
shall we first Complain ? tis already but too well known that our houses 
have been broken & searched bv persons who Refused to grant oyer ot 
their warrants — our persons have been seized & searched, and this has 
been followed bv Committing us to close Gaol, previous to any Legal 
examination, or at best, but one, which the Examiners themselves Esteemed 
as partial — and these things have been transacted with much more tumult 
and uproar than usually mark the path way of the proceedings ot Law- 
Complaints and informations have been taken behind our backs — deposi- 
tions and Relations of pretended Crimes have been taken Exparte against 
us — Our Characters have been Maligned & Reprobated by every person 
who was happily possessed of ignorance or maHce enough to delight in 
such an Employment. All the good, even every Alleviating Circumstance 
in our favour have been buried in unfathomable oblivion, while Enthusiasm 



FOURTH GENERATION 6i 

& Suspicion have gone hand in hand, in Stirring up and propagating with 
Unrelenting malice, every species of infamous falsehood that Could be 
the off-spring of the Conjunction, of such giddy headed & envennomed 
monsters, whose breath is sufficient to poison & blast with Ruine, not a 
few individuals only, but whole empires. 

Nor may we Stop here — what had begun and proceeded so far in a 
Course so totally abhorrent to the important Rules of law 6c justice, Could 
not easily stop, nor was it Likelv to be attended with a Few ISIisfortunes — 
Faint to yourselves the feelings of your fellow men, who have been thus 
Compelled to Exchange the decent apartments their own industry had 
Furnished them with, for the Ragged & Solitary walls of a Gaol — The 
enjoyment of their families to them inexpressibly dear, for the Society of an 
Unfortunate set of men Equally Miserable with themselves — The agreeable 
amusements of a farm, & a gainful Attention to business ; for painful Reck- 
onings of Expences, & those numberless Losses that infalibly attend the 
deprivation of personal Liberty, sometimes Suffocated with the most 
poisonous & intolerable stench from which they cannot fly — sometimes 
suffering for want of proper food, yet deprived of the means of procuring 
better — excluded from the benefit of the fresh air for the Greatest part of 
the time, which the powers above have bountifully provided for ail. 
Often threatned with the most fatal bodily disorders from this great 
Change of air & diet; while a Temporary Alleviation of these intolerable 
hardships is Looked on as a favour. Excluded from Council permitted 
to all, the Greatest Criminals not Excepted — here for the Chearful hus- 
bandman & his inoffensive implements we behold the grim Soldier the 
Gun & the Bayonet; for the joys of Social Life, and the agreeable inter- 
views of Friends & benefactors, we see a wife O'erwhelmed with Sorrow 
and Bedewed with Tears, at being Refused the Society of her husband — 
Children & friends, partakers in the Like misfortunes — as tho' human 
nature had turned Monster, and had forgot every kind & liberal senti- 
ment towards her Unhappy sons. 

Thus degraded from every right of human nature, w£ beg leave to 
mention some of the matters Alledged to Justify this procedure. 'Tis 
alledged as to some of us that we have Counterfeited'-' the Current money 



* Bell, in his work entitled "Bench and Bar of New Hampshire" (pp. 150 
and 151), thus refers to the personal characteristics and sentiments of Joshua Ather- 
ton, — one of the signers of this petition, — and gives an explanation of this curious 
charge of counterfeiting which was then so frequently brought against the most 
respectable men of the time. 

" Mr. Atherton had already met with some success in his profession, but the stormy 



62 rHK SHANNON FAMILY 

or passed the same 6cc but wc ask whore are our Aeciisers ? where is the 
evidence ? may we be permitted to see them face to face ? This is but a 
Reasonable Request, but it has been denyed us — but we have been Conspir- 
ing against the State &c, but the same Ouestions occur, where are our 
Accusers ? where is the proof? Let us hear it, we wish not to stand upon 
a better footing with our fellow men than we have a Right to demand, 
but it is said the times are difficult iv Therefore Extraordinary measures 
are Necessary — here we Cannot but Reply, that if the times are so difficult, 
so much the Greater is the Necessity and obligation of Adniinistring Jus- 
tice with Kxactness and Regularity. 

Rut it the times are difficult are your petitioners therefore to be ruined 
with an I'nrelenting Rigour? but it is said if we were permitted our 
liberty the people wou'd Commit outrages upon us — This we declare to 



;ippc;ir.iiK-c ot'thc political horizon Ixxicd little good to those of his sentiments. He was a staunch 
loyalist, as were many of the professional men, oflicials, and well-to-do people of mature vears, 
of that time. He was aristocratic in his feelings, high-tempered, and unyielding, and though 
advised by his fellow loyalists to quit the country, he refused to do so. No doubt he then 
believed the attempt at revolution would prove a failure; and it was not till after the capture of 
Burgovne and the consequent alliance with France that he ab.nuloncd his expectation of seeing 
the rebellion crushed by the arms of Great Britain. 

•• Meantime his opinions involved him in serious trouble. Immediatelv after the battle of 
Bunker Hill, the liberty boys surrounded his house, and m.irched him to a neighboring tavern, 
where they refreshed themselves bountifully at his expense. In 1777 he was apprehended and 
committed to jail in Exeter, upon the charge of being inimical to the liberties of America. He 
was subsequently allowed "the liberty of the yard," upon the ground that the air of the prison 
was injurious to his health. The next year he was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in 
counterfeiting the paper money of the State. This was an offense frequenth' imputed at that 
tiiiie to prominent loyalists. Men who were above being suspected of forgerv for mere gain 
were thought capable of taking that method of throwing discredit upon the currency of the 
" rebels," in order to destroy confidence in the solvency and permanence of the governments 
set up in opposition to the Crown. The British officials in New York gave countenance to this 
view. Counterfeits of the paper currency issued by the Continental Congress were openlv offered 
for sale there at the cost of paper and printing, upon the assumption that it was a legitimate mode 
of waging war to undermine the finances of the country. 

" Mr. Atherton was acquitted of the charge, and was liberated on giving bond with sure- 
ties that he would be a good and faithful subject of the State, etc. 

" In lanuarv, 1779, being bv that time probablv convinced that it was of no avail further 
to withstand the tide of public sentiment, he look the oath of allegiance to the new government, 
and at the same time the attorney's oath, and was admitted to practice in the courts of the State. 
He soon apparently outgrew any prejudices caused by his loyalty to the Crown, and in 1783 
was chosen as a delegate from Amherst to the convention to revise the Constitution of the State." 

R. C. S. 



FOURTH GKNKRATION 63 

be an infamous falsehood, Contrived, prtjhahly by infamous men who wou'd 
gladly attribute to the people at Large the same malicious sentiments, that 
they find lurking within their own breasts. 

'lis true, an act was Lately made, impowering the Committee of 
Safety to imprison or restrain of their liberty persons whom they shou'd 
deem dangerous to the State, untill discharged by them or the General 
Court, — but we were Committed Hither on Suspicion of being Concerned 
in Counterfeiting Ik passing the Current money &c as by our first Mitti- 
mus's, or for disaffection, plotting or Conspiring against the State, as by 
the Late order of detainer, all which Charges (or Suspicions) of particular 
Crimes, are Liable to be Redressed in the common course of law, and 
Surely the punishments annexed to such crimes by Law are Sufficient to 
Satisfy the most Sanguine & Rigorous Justice, without inflicting those 
which the Laws are a Stranger to, but if we were by any means brought 
within the Late Act before mentioned, we trust we stand Fair for Redress 
from the Court we are now applying to, from the Clause, impowering the 
same to discharge persons Restrained of their Liberty by Virtue of said 
act. If we are not brought within that act by any words in our Mitti- 
mus's, (which to us seems Rather to be the Case) Yet having applyed for 
every Legal method of Redress in our power, and the same being Refused 
or delayed, we humbly Concieve we stand fair for redress from your 
honours, and we Cannot but intreat, nay we must Claim it as the Right 
of the Subject, to have Remedy in the premises, and to you We now 
apply, and trust we shall not be Refused. Hard wou'd it be indeed to 
Reply to men in such a Situation, " Let them perish by degrees we have 
not Leisure to hear them," the Character you are Acting in, your human- 
ity, every principle of Reason, would shudder at such a deafness, to the 
distresses of so many individuals, but we Cease to trouble you l>eaving the 
one half of our injuries untold, & shall Conclude by asking if there be no 
means to Lessen, if not take away our present Grievances ? — 

If we could be permitted to reside on our own Farms, we Could give 
bonds for much more than we are worth, for the observance of such orders 
as might be Thought Necessary. If the Situation of publick matters is 
such, that an Examination Cannot be had, we Can Give Bail to double 
the Amount of our Estates, or any Reasonable sum, and would not this 
be Much better than to detain us here at the Expense of the publick, and 
to our Ruin. This is a Season of the year, which if not improved, not 
only the present but the next years support is utterly lost, and you may 
Easily Conjecture how much we are injured in this particular, by Reflect- 
ing how much Your own Concerns may Suffer by your being Called from 
home at this time — This our detention is a Great Loss to the publick as 
well as to us, as the Ruin of Every individual is so much Loss to the 
publick, — Especially to be felt in times of difficulty — 



64 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

And here we Cannot but ask, what would be your Sentiments, what 
would be your Feelings, were you thus deprived of your all, without 
Remedy, without Redress? What would be your Sentiments of those 
who had it in their power to Lessen or wholly to take away your Misfor- 
tunes, but refused to do it ? God grant it may never be your Case ! but 
should it be, may you not want for benefactors ! we speak with Freedom 
We hope it will not be Resented, nor Addressed to the deaf, if a Thought 
of that kind shou'd arise in your minds it surely will not be harboured 
when it is Reflected, that it Comes from persons deprived of all they held 
dear to them ; at one stroke their personal liberty & Security gone, their 
property perishing, their health in perpetual danger Robbed of every 
Social enjoyment, their Characters torn with more than a Viper's fury, 
their wives widows and their Children Fatherless — Surely we have deserved 
a better tate — & we shall now Conclude with asking that Redress from 
your W^isdom & humanity which we have hitherto wanted, & which the 
injuries we have Suffered Loudly Call for, all which is humbly Sub- 
mitted &c — 

Exeter Gaol July 19''', 1777. — 

JosH-^ Atherton 
Stephen Holland 
JoN'^ Gove 
Leonard Whiting 
William Vance 
R. CuTTS Shannon 
Robert Fulton Jun" 
John Molony 
Jere" Clough ]" 



This vigorous protest seems to have stirred the Legislature 
to action ; for two months later we find the following reference 
to Mr. Shannon in the Minute Book ot the Superior Court of 
Hillsborough County : 

September Term, 1777. 
Rich"* Cutts Shannon of Hollis, Esq. as Principal in the sum of 
/'looo Wyseman Claget of Litchfield Esq. & Sam' Cunningham 
of Peterborough Gent" in the sum of /'500 each recognize in these 
sums respectively that the said Shannon shall appear at the next 
Superior Court of judicature to be held here this day by adjourn- 
ment & that he shall not then depart without leave of the Court. 



FOURTH GENERATION 65 

• There is nothing to show that any further proceedings were 
taken till a year after, when the following was entered in the 
Minute Book : 

September Term, 1778. 
Richard Cutts Shannon Esq. and Joshua Boynton were dis- 
charged from their recognizances by proclamation. 

As Mr. Shannon was elected by the people of Hollis their 
Representative in the New Hampshire Legislature in 1782,"^' — 
one year before the Declaration of Peace, — it is to be interred 
that he had not only ceased to be a " suspected " person, but that 
the good people of his home town disapproved of the arbitrary 
and cruel manner in which he had been treated."!" 



* Vide Worcester's " History of Hollis, N. H.," p. 197. 

t It has to be confessed that similar acts of injustice like this of which our kins- 
man was the \ictlm were practiced by the Federal Government during the late Civil 
War. The writ of habeas corpus was first suspended April 27, 1861, and after sev- 
eral extensions to different localities, was finally made general throughout the coun- 
try, September 24, 1862. One hundred and seventy-four persons were committed 
to Fort Lafavette between the months of July and October, 1861 ; and during the 
entire period of the Rebellion 38,000 arrests were made. 

Who can estimate the wrong and injustice covered bv these figures, or what 
numbers of innocent people suffered ? 

Perhaps the most remarkable case on record is that of Brig. Gen. Charles P. 
Stone, who commanded the Federal troops at the battle of Ball's Bluff, fought Octo- 
ber 21, 1861, and who continued in command until February 9, 1862, when he 
was suddenly arrested and imprisoned in Fort Lafayette and kept in solitary confine- 
ment for 49 days, while no notice whatever was taken of his repeated applications 
for a speedy trial, for a copy of charges, for change of locality, and for access to the 
records of his office, etc., etc. 

Finally he was transferred to Fort Hamilton, where he had opportunity for air 
and exercise. The cause of his arrest, however, was still unexplained ; and after 
189 days of confinement he was released. During all this time his wife was not 
permitted to visit him. 

After his release he applied for a copy of the charges against him, but was told 



66 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The following letters written by Mr. Shannon at different 
times between the years 1798 and 1809 will be of interest to 
his Canadian descendants, — especially the letter of October 2, 
1798, announcing that his son James Noble Shannon, then a lad 
of 10 years, would sail in a few days for Halifax, N. S., to 
thereafter live with his uncle and namesake, and be associated 
with him in business. This interesting letter is also reproduced 
in fac-simile : 

Portsmouth, August 2"'' 179^. 
Dear Brother, 

I now write you by desire of Col" Langdon to inform you that he 
has heard that M"^ Sam' B. Mason with others are making great strip and 
waste of the Timber on the Island he sold him, and he is much alarmed 
at it & is fearful he is not able to pay him according to Agreement, as he 
has neither heard from him nor paid him any Interest. He wishes you 
to make some inquiry about the matter and to forward him the letter 
herewith sent, and also to write to Col° Langdon when you shall be down 
and also call and see him when you do come. I lately wrote you that I 
intended coming to your house this week, but 'tis so warm I'm afraid it 



there were none on file in the War Department ; and in spite of the continued efforts 
made by him to secure a trial none was ever granted. The Government finally 
returned him to duty, but without making any acknowledgment of the injustice done 
him ; — and it is now universally believed that his treatment was unjust and that he 
was the victim of prejudice or mistake. 

The case will be found mentioned in biographical dictionaries, cyclopedias, his- 
tories and other books of reference, from which we have freely quoted. 

Senator Dawes, of Massachusetts, denounced Secretary Stanton for the "• brutal 
and unexplained imprisonment " of General Stone ; and when the several authorities, 
appealed to for redress, sought to shift the blame from one to the other, it was Presi- 
dent Lincoln only who was willing to assume the responsibility, adding the rather 
remarkable assertion, — that the circumstances required such proceedings to be had 
against General Stone " ivhether guilty or innocent." 

It is only when we contemplate a case like this of General Stone, or that of our 
unfortunate kinsman of a ccnturv ago, that we are able to grasp the full significance 
of the old Latin phrase — 

Inter arma silent leges. 

R. C. S. 



FOURTH GENERATION 67 

will make me sick as I'm not very well now, I believe I must postpone 
it until after our Sup"^ Court, when it will be cooler. 

I with M" Shannon went to Hampton last Tuesday. We called at 
Maj'' Leavits & took Nabby and went to M' Philbrick's where we dined. 
I left them there and went to M" Leavits to obtain a referrence, where 
I was detained till almost sunset and then went and took them & went to 
Maj"' Leavits & lodged & came home next morning after breakfast. 
Nabby is very well and will come down here next week to tarry a month. 
Give mine, with M'^' Shannon's & the children's, love to your wife and 
children; also to Mary Ann and Sophia, tell them to behave well. Tis 
very difficult for me to leave home on acct. of business of various kinds 
& the Courts being so near at hand, or I believe I should come, for I 
very much wish to come. 

Brother Bil was here yesterday. I owe him by a note of hand, and 
he talks of buying a piece of land of Dan' Walden, to build a small 
house upon, and he wants his pay. I told him he might have my horse, 
he said he did not know but Dan' Walden would take him & enquired 
the price. I told him 1 could not tell, but would leave it to you. I 
wish when you write, (if vou write before you come) that you would fix a 
price I may tell him. When you come I wish you would send him 
down, and as you come to Dover (if they like him) let them have him at 
your price. 

I shall tire you therefore I will draw to a close. I'm your loving 
brother, 

R. C. Shannon. 

Nat. Shannon, Esq'. 



Portsm", Octo' 2"'', i 79B. 
Dear Brother, 

By desire of Col" Langdon I am to request you to send him some 
Intelligence of Sam' B. Mason, he has been some time expecting some 
information from you on the subject. I will immediately sue him unless 
he comes and pays up according to contract & renders the circumstances 
of the depredations of Timber &c. on the land, more favourable than has 
been Represented. If you are not coming down please to write immedi- 
ately. We are all well, the fever for a number of days has subsided, only 
one laid sick & he's getting well. The inhabitants are returning to their 
homes and things begin to be more promising. 

My son James will sail next Sunday with Cap' Sam' Pierce in a fine 
brig for Hallifax, my Brother has sent for him by a letter I rec"* from 
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70 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

there. Also Cap' Pierce was at his home at Parrsborough ab' 40 miles 

this side of Hallifax, & dined with him on his way there. 

Tell my little girls to behave well. My love to your wife and 

children & to them my respects to all Enquiring friends. 

I subscribe myself your loving brother r> /^ c 

■ •' ° R. CuTTs Shannon. 

P. S. By a ship arrived at Boston in a short passage we have a 
certain Acco' that our Embassador Mr. Gerry has arrived in London, & is 
hourly expected to return home. No other news of importance. 

To 

Nath"- Shannon, Esq" 

Portsm", May 2y^, 1805. 
Dear Brother 

I should have written to you before now, but tho' it was probable 
you would be here. According to your last letter to me I procured the 
money & settled up your old note at the bank, & took out $200 more, 
and 8 or 10 days ago M"^ Langdon called on me to pay the 10 p'' cent & 
put in a new note, which would not be done because your Letter only 
authorized me to sign a note in your name, which had been complied 
with ; the Letter I filed in the bank, with the note. On the whole M'^ 
Langdon said it must remain as it was til' you came. Thus it stands. 
If you should be coming down before the 5th of June, it can then be 
done, but there's no occasion of coming .... You have 
doubtless .... election into the Senate. This must be 
gratifying to your feelings, as it is humiliating to the horde of your 
opposers. I think it a great triumph. Dan' Henderson was in town 
last Monday, he told me he had written to you on the subject. I have 
lately rec"* two Letters from our Brother James. 1 expect him here this 
Summer. The Circuit court is now sitting in this town and will rise this 
day or tomorrow. 

Your friend M"^ Toscan is dead, was buried on Tuesday, in his own 
garden, by his express desire. When he was reduced to such weakness 
that he was unable to walk he sat on a wheelbarrow and his man wheeled 
him into his garden that he might show the spot where he wished he 
might be laid. He died of a consumption, & 'tis said of a broken heart. 
Poor man, I'm grieved for him. 

My family are all in good health & desire their proper respects to 
you & yours & to Mary Ann, with mine. 

Adieu, your Brother. 



R. CuTTs Shannon. 



Nath' Shannon, Esq' 



FOURTH GENERATION 71 

Portsmouth May 25''' 1806. 
Son James 

This goes to you by Capt. Lockhart of your neighborhood. I have 
received sundry letters from you which I did not answer; not for want of 
affection, but sometimes tor want of opportunity and sometimes for want 
ot leisure. I hope you will excuse it, and when I see you I will tell you 
more about it. 1 hope your Aunt and you will be here soon, we shall 
be very glad to see you. John is now in Boston. We expect him home 
immediately. He and your cousin Tom have opened a store near the 
Parade, and in the firm name of Wiggin & Co. Tom would have had a 
fine opportunity to have come with Capt. Lockhart. He talks of com- 
ing here next trip. You had better come with him. Your mother and 
sisters send their love, and proper respects to your Uncle and Aunt. 
I am, your affe' father, 

R. CuTTs Shannon. 
(Tis almost dark.) 

Mr. J. N. Shannon, Jun^ 



Portsmouth Aug. 19''' 1808. 
Dear Brother, 

Having an opportunity by M"'. Freeze I now write you. My 
family are in Common Good health. No news, more than you see in the 
papers. You talked when I last saw you of being here with your wife 
some time in Sep^ I wish you would make it convenient to be here 
when the Council sit, which will be on the 21=' day of that month. I 
have lately had some further Conversation with the Governor, on the 
subject which you and myself have talked of & he says he should Like to 
have that matter take place, and he thinks 'tis advisable for me to have 
the Council well informed of the claim I have & make as much 
strength as I can in that point. Perhaps you may have had Conversation 
with some of them. I think if Badger should be for it, it will be a favor- 
able circumstance, as it has been hinted to me that he was in favour of 
some other person — Mr. Freeze is in haste or I would be more par- 
ticular, so that I will say more when I see you. 

Please remember our love to your wife & family & believe me sin- 
cerely 

Your loving brother, 

R. CuTTS Shannon 
Nath'- Shannon, Esq'' 



72 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Portsmouth August 14''' 1809. 
Dear Brother 

When I last saw you here I intended going to Gilmanton Court, but 
I have since been unwell and am not well now, and think it best not to go, 
but have agreed with M'' Haines (who was coming up there & has 
business of his own) to undertake to attend to, and get Judgments on all 
my Actions which are not settled. You will enter them and give him a 
List of them, I have given him a List of the writs I drew, and you can 
point out to him such as are settled (if any such there be). Am going up 
to Exeter Tomorrow morning to our court. 

Exeter August i 5''^ i 809. 

Since coming to this Court I find Mr. Haines is gone, therefore I 
send this by Mr. Webster, who I have spoken to, to assist in my Actions, 
where he is not concerned for the other party, which he will do. 
And am your Brother 

R. CuTTS Shannon 
Nath"- Shannon, Esq'' 



The following sketch of Richard Cutts Shannon is taken 
from the " Bench and Bar of Hew Hampshire," by C. H. Bell. 

RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON 

Son of Cutts and Mary (Vaughan) Shannon ; born Portsmouth, 
May 9, 1743 ; died Newcastle, April 7, 1822. 

This gentleman was a pupil of the celebrated Master Hale of 
Portsmouth, and at a suitable age went into a counting-room in 
Portsmouth to receive a mercantile training. This was in accord- 
ance with the desire of his father. But he had a strong liking for 
the law, and after some years studied that profession with Samuel 
Livermore in Portsmouth. He was chosen one of the attorneys 
of the town in 1774, but the next year removed to HoUis. Many 
of his associates in Portsmouth being loyalists, he did not sympa- 
thize with the sons of liberty in the early part of the Revolution, 
and found himself in 1777 the inmate of the jail at Exeter, with 
others of like sentiments. In order to procure his enlargement he 
was compelled to give bond for his good behavior, etc. There is 
reason to believe he experienced a decided change of sentiments 
after his incarceration, for in 1782 and in 1783 he was chosen by 



FOURTH GENERATION 73 

the patriotic citizens of Hoiiis to represent them in the State 
legislature. 

Governor Plumer relates that in 1784 William Coleman, after- 
wards the distinguished editor of the New York " Evening Post," 
went to HoUis with the intention of studying law with Mr. Shan- 
non, and found him an easy, good-natured man, but not above 
mediocrity as a scholar and lawyer, and with but a mere apology 
for a library. 

Mr. Shannon left Hollis for Amherst, where he received a 
Justice's Commission in 1785, was living in Raby, now Brook- 
line, in 1 79 1, and returned to Portsmouth in 1794. Though 
he certainly was not remarkable for acuteness, if we may credit 
tradition, yet he obtained a fair share of business, and through 
Governor Langdon's influence received, in 1804, the appoint- 
ment of clerk of the Circuit and District Courts of the United 
States. Here signed the office in 18 14. 

It seems he was noted as what is called a " good liver." Daniel 
Webster, while he was a resident of Portsmouth, amusingly hit off 
this peculiarity in a good natured epitaph which he wrote for 
Shannon : 

" Natus consumere fruges, 

Frugibus consumptis, 

Hie jacet 

R. C. S." 

His wife was Elizabeth Ruggles, of Boston, Mass. and he was 
the father often children. 



In 1 796 Mr. Shannon returned to Portsmouth and con- 
tinued the practice of his profession there. In 1804, and prob- 
ably through the influence of his great friend John Langdon, 
who was then the senior United States Senator from New Hamp- 
shire, he was appointed clerk of the Circuit and District Courts 
ot the United States, which position he filled until 18 14, when 
he resigned on account of impaired health. 

He married Elizabeth Ruggles, of Boston, who died in 
Portsmouth, N. H., June 14, 1814, aged 60 years. 

He died of old age at Newcastle, N. H., April 7, 1822. 




GRAVESTONE OF RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON, AT PORTSMOUTH, N. H. 



FOURTH GENERATION 



75 



Children of Richard Cutts and Elizabeth : 

36. James Noble, b. August 16, 1774; d. in childhood. 

37. Elizabeth [108], b. July 12, 1776. 

38. Mary Ann [116], b. August 17, 1778. 

39. Abigail, [123], b. October 21, 1780. 

40. John Langdon [129], b. July 4, 1783. 

41. Sophia, b. June 4, 1786; d. August 25, 1862, at New 

London, Conn., unmarried, aged 76 years. 

42. James Noble [135], b. June 8, 1788. 

43. Sarah, b. 1792; m. March 3, 1813, Capt. Ebenezer Way, 

U. S. A. He was born in New London, Conn., 1784, 
and appointed, June 8, 1808, 2nd Lieut., 4th U. S. 
Infantry; promoted to ist Lieut. 1809, and Captain 
January, 1813. He was engaged with his regiment in 
the Battle of Tippecanoe under Gen. Harrison, and 
shared its fate at Detroit, 1812, when that place was 
surrendered by Gen. Hull to the British forces ; subse- 
quently exchanged, and participated in many engage- 
ments on the Canadian frontier during the War of 
1 8 12-15. Upon the reduction of the army, 181 5, 
Capt. Way retired to civil life. He was for many 
years postmaster at New London, Conn., where he 
died January 28, 1849, aged 64 years. His widow 
died August 23, 1862, without issue, aged 70 years. 

44. Harriet [142], b. 1796. 

45. Martha Ruggles, bapt. December 1, 1799; d. November 

8, 1804. 



46. THOMAS SHANNON + [18], (Cutts3, Nathaniels 
Nathaniel"), son of Cutts and Mary (Vaughan) Shannon, was born 
in Dover, N. H., January 30, 1749, and was married by the 
Rev. Jeremy Belknap, February 28, 1771, to Lillias Watson, 
who was born November 21, 1750, the daughter of Isaac and 
Lillias Watson, of Dover, N. H. 

Thomas Shannon was an innkeeper at Dover, and long a 



76 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

prominent citizen of that place. He filled many ot the town 
offices, and in 1785 was commissioned a captain in the Second 
Regiment of the New Hampshire Militia. ••■ The records of 
Dover show him to have been a zealous supporter ot the Revo- 
lution and active in recruiting its armies. 

He removed to Rochester, N. H., in 1796, and died at his 
farm (in P'armington) of apoplexy. May 29, 1800. 

The following obituary was published in the Portsmouth 
"Oracle," June 7, 1800: 

" Died at Rochester, very suddenly, on Thursday, last week, 
Captain Thomas Shannon, aged fifty-one. His funeral was 
attended on Saturday by a very large concourse of sincerely mourn- 
ing relatives, friends and acquaintances. 

" With truth may it be said that Captain Shannon was a kind 
and affectionate husband, a provident and indulgent parent, a 
peaceable neighbor and a good member of society. He was an 
honest and upright man. Though dead he liveth in the affections 
of his family and in the esteem of friends and acquaintances. He 
lived much beloved and died greatly lamented." 

His widow married, November 21, 1802, Hon. Jonathan 
Clark, of Northwood, N. H., where she died April 15, 18 14. 

Captain Shannon having died intestate, his widow, as admin- 
istratrix, settled his estate. The following documents taken from 
the Probate Records of Strafford County, N. H., include an 
inventory of the property returned by the appraisers appointed by 
the Court; decrees of the Court "naming and allowing" Dr. 
R. C. Shannon, of Saco, and Jonathan Clarke, of Northwood, as 
guardians of the minor children, and a petition ot the two guard- 



* Vide Appendix Vlll. for tfie account of an important Court Martial on wfiicfi 
Captain Sfiannon served as junior member. 



FOURTH GENERATION 



77 



ians asking for authority to sell for the benefit of the minors 
named their interest in a certain piece ot real estate in Dover : 



A warrant issued in common form to David Barker, Joseph Hanson and Joseph 
Sherbone to take an Inventory of the Estate of Thomas Shannon late of Rochester 
Esquire deceased intestate, who made the return as follows : 

Inventory of the Estate of Thomas Shannon Esquire deceased as shown the 
appraisers by the administratrix of said estate. 



The land at Farmington with the buildings thereon 

Mansion house Sec. 

25 acres land in Wakefield 

50 " in said Wakefield 

1 yoke Oxen 

3 cows S28, 2 heifers §9 

5 wintered hogs 

2 cows $30, I yoke steers $20 

6 sheep §6, i plough J3 

3 cheaws §5.85, 2 yoaks $1.50 
I Iron tooth harrow 
I axe .75, I dung fork .75 

8 Feather Beds with straw 
I ditto old $10 . , 

4 Quilts $24, 3 Chinee do §6 
I Suit Curtains & Counterpane 

4 pr. good blankets $16, 4 pr. old do. 

9 pr. Sheets §27, 9 bedsteads $y 

1 Case of drawers §7 

3 pr. dogs $■}, 2 pr. andirons §5 

2 tangersheets $z, small do. looms & geers 
I pine writing desk $ i 
I chest .... 
I Box case $1, I warming pan, $ 
6 small & I large dining chairs 
I doz. common chairs §3 
I pr. brass candle sticks $ i 

4 iron do. $.50, 9 tin do. .75 
I common table $.75, I do. 2.50 
I Large maple table §5, I small do. §2 
I Dining Table $1 

40 pewter gio, 2 doz. white plates .67 
1 doz. blue edged plates 2 oval dishes 



53,000.00 

1,000.00 

450.00 

166.67 

35.00 

37.00 

30.00 

50.00 

9.00 

7-35 

4.00 

1.50 

106.67 

10.00 

30.00 

16.33 

24.00 

34.00 

7.00 

8.00 

10.00 

1 .00 

.50 

2.00 



1.00 
1.25 

3-25 
7.00 
1 .00 
10.67 
1 .00 



78 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



I doz. knives ^v forks Jl, l set of chin.i $z 

I tin kitchen $j, 3 coffee pots .70 

3 Iron pots 2 iron basins #4.25 

I pr sad irons, .80, 2 tureens .50 . 

^2 do5^- iron spoons .50, 2 decanters 

1 copper skimmer, .50, i mortar .50 

2 block tin tea-pots $ 1 , 1 dutch oven 1.25 

1 pr. steel yards .50, i pr. saddle b.igs 

2 bbls. 1.50 old casks 7.50, i i,4 bbls. soap <; 
I Crane and trammels <; 5. ' bakg. kettle .50 

3 pr shovel & tongs §2, 1 tea-kettle .70 
I low case drawers, .75, 3 tubs i 

I desk 5, I looking glass 5 . 

1 large Bible $6, I dictionary . 50 . 

I State Law book '93 edition .50 . 

7 silver teaspoons 2.50, 3 table cloths 5 

13 Napkins 2, i pr. scales .50 

3 tui canisters 1.50, 3 cruits, 5 salts 

3 waiters . 50 . 

1 Gunn ...... 



Wearing apparel 



LiLLiAS Shannon, 

Admx. of the est.tte of Thumas Shannon deceased. 



3.00 

3-70 
4.25 
1.30 
3.00 
1.00 
2.2; 
i.<;o 
14.00 
^50 
2.70 

<-75 
10.00 
6. 50 

.50 
7.50 
2.50 
2.00 

.50 
8.00 

5154.64 
20.00 

55174.64 




<iy7m<>-P^ 



[From Records of the Probate Court.] 

CTD \pu.viDi^ • ^ 1 ^^ ''^^ Court of Probate holden before the 

STRAl-HORD S. b. ^ Honorable Ebenezer Smith Esquire within and 

for said County on the eleventh day of May in the Year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred 

and three Jonathan Clark of Northwood was named and allowed to be Guardian unto Hannah 

Shannon, Abigail Shannon, and Elizabeth Shannon, all minors under the age of fourteen years 

and children of Thomas Shannon- of Rochester Esquire late deceased, intestate, who gave bond 

in the sum of three thousand dollars. 



FOURTH GENERATION 79 

[From the Records of the Probate Court for the County of Strafford, N. H.] 

c-ro AL-c,'-.Di-> c c- ' ^'°"" °^ Probate at Dover before the 

STRAI-FORD S. S. ^ ,1 cu cue- ■ l- j 

) Honorable bbenezer omith tsquire within and 

for said County, on the twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight 

hundred and three Richard Cutts Shannon of Pepperelborough in the County of Yorli and 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Physician, was chosen and allowed to be Guardian unto 

Thomas W. Shannon a minor upwards of the age of fourteen years and son of Thomas Shannon 

late of Rochester Esquire deceased intestate, who gave bond in the sum of Four Thousand Dollars 

with sureties to wit, Henry Mellen Esq and William Shannon Trader both of Dover aforesaid 

for the faithful discharge of that trust according to law. 

Attest W. K. Atkinson, 

Reg. 



To the Honorable, the Justices of the Superior Court of Judicature, hi^lden at Dover, in 
and for the County of Strafford, on the first Tuesday of September, 1803. 

Shews, the petition of Richard Cutts Shannon of Pepperelborough in the County of York, 
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Physician, Guardian of the person and estate of Thomas 
W. Shannon, a minor, and Jonathan Clarke of Northwood in the County of Rockingham and 
said State, Esquire, Guardian of Harriot Shannon, Abigail Shannon and Eliza Shannon, minors, 
all of which minors were children of Thomas Shannon late of Rochester in said County of 
Strafford, Esquire, deceased. That the said minors are seized of and in a certain tract or parcel 
of land lying in Rochester aforesaid, at Norway Plains so called containing one third part of an 
acre of land, be the same more or less, which tract is bounded as follows, to wit, beginning at 
land of David Barker on the Easterly side of the main road leading from Dover to Wakefield in 
said County of Strafford, then running Southerly by said Road one hundred and ten feet to a 
stake, thence extending Easterly and carrying the whole breadth of one hundred and ten feet 
(and bounding Southerly on land of Benjamin Rollins) on a line parallel to the Southerly line of 
land of said David Barker, the whole length of said Barker's land till it comes to other land of 
said Benjamin Rollins, which also adjoins the premises on the Easterly side thereof* That the said 
minors hold said land in common and undivided with William Shannon, Jr., said Richard C. 
Shannon and William Barker and Mary his wife. 

Said minors owning one seventh part thereof in fee simple, and it would be for the benefit 
of the said minors that their said rights or shares should be sold. 



* In a letter I received from Mr. Hodgdon dated October 29, 1883, he refers 
to this petition, and says that the lot of land thus 'Wparticularly described" is "in 
what is now the settled portion of the town " of Rochester. — R. C S. 



8o 11 11'. SHANNON FAMILY 

W'lu-iciit \()iir |H'tili()iKT.s pr;iy lli.il liicnsc he graiucil tlicm to sell ;uul clis|io>ic ot ihc said 
ri(;hls .uul tho\' as IkhuuI will pra\ ivc 

|. 1'. Il,\i,i tor ilu- I'l-tilion' 
Sept if), 1803 

I Raorvls oIiIk- Superior Court ol' Dover] 
Tlu- aliovo petiiioii was aitcil on lavoraMv In iIk- (.'ourt on iIk- .j.''' TiR-sdav of I'Vhniary 

I'/iulorsiiig, or assuming the obligation of surety, or, as it 
was more tainiliarly expressed, " going hoiuis " for another, seems 
to ha\e been a well estahlisheil tamily trait of the Shannons in 
the old days ; and the consequences which olten resulted from 
this unbusinesslike proceeding, the worry, anxiety and trouble, 
are all clearly ilepicted in the tollowing letter, which Captain 
Shaniu)n was hirced to write to his more prudent brother, 
Nathaniel, appealing for aid at a critical moment when his good 
nature hail been sadly imposed u[H)n, aiul his kiiuily disposition 
to aid aiu)ther had already brought him into most serious per- 
sonal didiculties : 

Suiitlav Moiiiiiig, Dec. i 1 , 1797. 
Brother Nathaniel 

My situarii)ii at this time is critical. About two years [agii] Dudley 
lluhhard & myself were bouini"" for Col. John Ketiiie in an action bro't 
by I'aul Ciilcs. Judgment was recovered against Kenne ; then scire facias 
was brought [against] the bail anil Judgment Recovered against them, 
& now I'.xeciition is in force in the Sheriff's hand. Hubbarti and Kenne 
are out ot" this State ; therefore so long as they keep there the Sherift'must 
proceed against me. Keinie promiseil me yesterday he wovdd go & settle 
the execution this week. I have sent Ricliard for fear the worst, to ask 
the favour of Two hundred and seventy-nine dollars that [1] might be 
able to hoKl up my heaii, it the officer shouKl think proper to ai-rest me. 



* The sccjui'l to this affair is iiiikiuiwii ; hut if Captain Shanimn liaJ to finally 
resort to legal proceeiliiigs to recover an\ losses he had sustained, we oid\ hope he 
was as successful as his grandiather, the old Naxal OlHcer, was at Moston in i('()2, 
when legal proceedings were taken against him "as bail." \'ide Appendix III. 



FOURTH (;KNI-,RAI ION 



8i 



Kenne is a man of (iooci Kstate and if I meet with rrfnihic shall luing 
an action agt him for damages etc. in this action ; another action agt him 
for more than Two hundred dollars he owes me by note. If it is in your 
power to comply and are willing, Richard's receipt with this letter is 
sufficient for you. If it should so hajipen that Kenne settles the business 
the money will [be] secured for you at another period. So oblige me 
with as much of sum as in your power. I will make any security you 
may Recjuire. Mrs. Shannon is much indisposed so that I cannot leave 
home; otherwise in conse(|uence of your indisposition should have waited 
on you myself. Our best regard to you and your family, hoping for your 
speedy recovery I am with aft'ection and esteem yr loving brother 

'I'ho. Shannon 
N. Shannon, I'.a. Moultonl)or(nigh. 

^ ^^ ^7 ^^ ._^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^_ ^ ^^_^ 



wa^ ^/^i^^'^-^p^ . 









Children of Thomas and Lillias: 

47. Mary Vaughan, b. April 12, 1772; m. March 3, 17^5, 

William Barker, a merchant of Rochester, N. H., where 
they resided. He was prominent in the Masonic Frater- 
nity, and represented the town of Rochester several terms 
in the New Hampshire Legislature. She died Decem- 
ber 13, I H44. He died May 2, 1846. No children. 

48. Richard Cutts [14^)], b. August 10, 177,3. 

49. Nathaniel, b. March 4, 1775; d. January 29, 1780. 

50. Elizabeth, b. January 16, 1777; d. C)ctober 29, 1779. 

51. William [156], b. March 10, 1779. 

52. Elizabeth, b. January 8, 1781 ; d. September 1 i, 1786. 

53. Abigail, b. August i, 1783; d. September 19, 1786. 

54. Harriet Byron, b. June 14, 1785; m. ist, October, 1819, 

Capt. Daniel Townsend, of Kennebunk, Me.; 2d, Capt. 
Moody of the same place. She died March, 1853, 
without issue. 



82 IllK SHANNON KAMII-Y 

55. Thomas Wcsthrookc Waliiron [165], h. Novcml)er 21, 

_ '7«7- 

56. Abigail [175], I'. January 2, 1 790. 

57. Elizabeth, b. September 2, 1791; d. l<"cbriiary 19, 1811, 

iinmarricii, agetl 20 years. 



58. jAMlvS NOHLK SHANNON^ 1 19I, (Cutts', Nathan- 
iel", Nathaniel'), son of Cutts and Mary (Vaughan) Shannon; 
baptised September 15, i7<;i. He was adopted by Major James 
Noble, '^^ a wealthy merchant ot Boston, who married his maternal 
aunt, Jane Vaughan, daughter of Lieutenant-CJovernor George 
Vaughan, of Portsmouth, N. H. 

Mr. Shannon settled in Nova Scotia during the Revolu- 
tionary War, and there married Chloe, the widow ot Obadiah 
Ayer, of Cumberland, N. S., and sister of C"ol. Jonathan Crane, 
of Ilorton, N. S., a zealous loyalist in that Province. 



* Major lames Noble was a brother of Col. Arthur Noble, who was killed at 
the battle ot" Miiias (now Horton), Nova Scotia, 1 747, while in command of the 
British forces. lames Noble was a major in the id Kegiiiient of Massachusetts 
infantry at the siege and conquest of Louisburg, 1745. 

The Nobles were born in Knniskillen, Coinity of Fermanagh, Ireland, and emi- 
grated to America about 1725. Major Noble was one of the proprietors of the 
town of Noblebt)ro, Me., which was named for his famil\', and b\ wliom it was 
settled. 

■|"he foliovving is an extiact from the Will of Janu-s Noble, liated Deteniber 
I J, 1 769, taken from the l^robate Records of Suttolk Co., Mass.: 

" Item. I give to Capt. Arthur Noble, mv brother's son, VVm. I.itligon, Kst|., lames 
Noble Shannon, Wm. and George Vaughan, two sons ot Eliot Vaughan, Esq., 2-5 ot 
the out-lands which formerly belonged to Wm. Vaughan, Esq.: [colonel] 1-5 thereof 
was given my former wife lane, other tilths, 1 purchased of Mr. Fitz, ot Newbury c't 
which yet lays undivided. 

" Item. 1 give to lames Noble Shannon, wliom 1 brought up from a child, all mv 
lands and marshes in Falmouth. [Portland.]" 



FOURTH CJENKRATION 83 

James Noble Shannon was for a long period a leading mer- 
chant at Horton and Parrsborough, N. S., where he died Novem- 
ber 7, 1822, aged 72 years, without issue. 




JAME8 NOBLE AND CHLOE (AVER) SHANNON. 



At the request of the compiler the following biographical 
sketch of James Noble Shannon was furnished by his grand- 
nephew, Hon. Samuel Leonard Shannon, Q. C, D. C. L., of 
Halifax, N. S. : 

James Noble Shannon, the granduncle of the writer, was born in 
Portsmouth, New Hampshire, the precise date of his birth is unknown to 
me; he was baptized September 15th, 1751. He was well educated, and 
his penmanship, of which I have many specimens, shows that in this par- 
ticular at least he was well trained. He was named for his uncle James 
Noble, a Boston merchant, who had married his mother's sister, and who 
was reputed to be wealthy. It would appear that in his early years he 
spent some time with his uncle Noble, and may have been educated at his 
expense. He was brought up to the mercantile profession, and shortly 
before the commencement of hostilities between the Mother Country and 



84 I'lll'; SHANNON I'AMII,^- 

her Colonics he removal to Machius, now in liu' State ol Maine, ImiI then 
a parr of Massachusetts, where he was engageil in tiie hiniher liaile, whieh 
was then very Hoiirishing there, and eontinucil to he so engageil until flu- 
war actually hroke out, which put a stop to his inercaiuile pursuits at that 
place. The records ol Machias, (Voni which we have extracts in our 
Historical l.ihrary in llalit'ax, show that my granduncle hatl attained to 
a position of influence in the town during his residence there, and his 
memory was still fresh in the nnnds ot" the oliler memhers of that com- 
munity, particularly in the I'dliot family, as late as i84j,when I personally 
visited the place for the put pose of disposing of some real estate which 
still remaii\eil in my graiuluncle's name in the care of the Talhot family. 
When the war hroke out, Machias occupied an important political 
position, it was on the I'niteil States horiier and was the centre of com- 
munication hetweeii Nova Scotia and the revolteil Colonies, which had 
many friends in that Province among the jiopulation honlering on the Hay 
of I'unily, who had emigrated from the oliler Colonies, principally from 
Massachusetts and Connecticut, after the expulsion of the l'"rench Acadians, 
antl had always kept up a communication with their kinsfolk remaining in 
their old homes. As a result of this Machias became a rendezvous for 
disaffected Nova Scotians, who in one instance went so far as to organize 
an expedition for the capture of l'"ort Cumherlaiul, which cntled in failure. 
There were also parties in the pay of the American (lovernment passing 
between Machias and Nova Scoria, who brought back informatioi\ of the 
state of feeling among the |H-ople in the Province. Among these was a 
person who hail married a sister of Colonel Crane of I lorton, near (irand 
I're, one of the mosr disringuished supporrers of the Crown in that part 
of the country. The person referred to, whose name 1 have heard but 
have now forgotten,* died during, or shortiv after, rhe close ot the war, 



*rile ii.iiuf lit tills |>crsiiii was Ob.iilLill A\er. lie w .is llic sceunil liiisli;iiul 
ot I'liiiinei (.'raiif's sister, liei liisl IuisImiuI luirij; .1 Mi. C\innii\er, li\ \\ lunii slic 
li.iil .1 SUM, Saniufi Coiinii\i-r. 

VVIu-n Ciil. I'.iiily luailo Ills attack 011 the British garrison at i'ort C'lunlH-rlaml, 
Nii\a Scotia, in 177(1, Ayer joinei! liiiii ami assisted iiim ami his troops; ami after 
tlie capture of a sloop with provisions for the use ot" the British, A\er took charge 
ot' the sloop, as master, anil navigated her to Boston, having 011 hoard a iiumlier of 
British prisoiuis l.ikiii .11 ^'umluiLmd. 

During the \o\.ige .\\er receued a wound 011 the t.iee tiom the etleels ot Wliii li 
he liu.illv died .it Boston ill August, 1777. 

riii-se tails are taken t'rom a "Petition ^'v Memorial" (copy ot" which was 
reeeiilb toinul in the New ll.imp-.line Si. He l.il>i.ii\) signed li\ " |. N. Sh.imioii lor 



lOlJR'l M (iKNKRA'I lf)N 85 

and (lis widow having come to Macliias personally, in reference to her 
deceased hushand's affairs, was there seen by my granduncle, who hecame 
attached to her and finally married her. She was a woman of many per- 
sonal attractions, and like her hrother, the Colonel, of a very strong and 
decided character. Business heing at that time at a standstill in Machias, 
my granduncle was induced, prohahly owing to his wife's influence, aided 
by the offers of her hrother Colonel Crane, to remove from Machias and 
settle in Nova Scotia, and to commence business with his brother-in-law 
in Horton under the name of Crane ik Shannon. Whatever may have 
been his opinions or political principles previously, and there are indica- 
tions in the Machias documents that he sympathized at one time with the 
po[)ular side, there is no doubt that my granduncle, after his removal to 
I Ifjrton, and after he came under the influence of Colonel (^rane, became 
tlifjroughly attached to the British Crown and lived and died a loyal 
British .Subject. 



himself & Cloe hiit wife," and addrc««ed, in 1805, "To the Hon*''' the Sec' at War 
& Sec' Sc Comtrojcr of the Treatiury of the U. .S. of America," in which Memorial 
the claim was made that the petitioncrtt were entitled to the benefit of an Art of 
Congress, then in force, entitled " An Act for the relief of the Refugees from the 
Jirititth Provincci of Canada & N. Scotia." 

It seems that as far back as 1783 the C'ontiix-ntal (Jongress, in response to 
Memorials from Canadian refugees, promised to reward them with grants of la;id, 
" for their virtuous sufferings in the cause of liberty." 

In 1785 the CongrcKt pai«ed a resolution recommending Jonathan Kddy and 
•nher refugee* from Nova Scotia " to the humanity and particular attention of the 
several States in which they reside," and again promised to make grants of land to 
those who were "disposed to live in the Western Country." 

finally Congress kept its promise and passed an Act ifiat was approved by 
President Adams, April 7, 1798, "for the relief of the Refugees from the British 
provinces of Canada and Nova Scotia," under which Act said refugees wtrt " to 
transmit to the War f .)ffice," — within two years after the passage of the Act, — " a 
just and true account of their claims to the bounty of Congress." 

In I 80 J another Act was passed regulating the grants of land appropriated for 
the Canadian Refugees ; — and in Section 3, forty-nine persons were named, together 
with the "quantities of land" they were entitled to receive, — the "quantitict" 
ranging from 160 to 2240 acres. 

In 1804 the Act of 1798 was revived and continued for two years longer; — 
and in 1810, with slight and unimportant additions, the Act was again revived and 
continued till 181 2. 



86 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

After the peace of 1783 the Loyalists came to Nova Scotia in large 
numbers and took up their residence in various parts of the Province, 
where they obtained grants of lands. Among the new settlements formed 
at this time was Parrsborough, on the opposite side ot the Basin of Minas 
from Horton and situate at the junction of the Bay of Fundy with the 
Basin of Minas, and in a great commercial position. This region was 
then rapidly settling up, and the supplying of the settlers and the expor- 
tation of their lumber and other commodities to the West Indies and 
elsewhere, offered to traders an excellent opening for business. This was 
taken advantage of by the firm of Crane & Shannon, who opened a 
branch of their house at Parrsborough, and my granduncle went to live 
there as the managing partner in that locality. Here he resided the re- 
mainder of his days, carrying on an extensive business with much success. 



Finally an Act was passed in 181 2 which mentions the names of se\enteen 
more persons as entitled to "quantities of land " ranging from 320 to 2240 Acres; 
and in this list of names appears that of " Chloe Shannon, wife of James Noble 
Shannon and relict of Obadiah Ayer, deceased, 960 Acres." 

As the Memorial & Petition of J. N. Shannon above referred to contains other 
details which may interest the reader, we here present the document in full : 

To the hon'"'' the Sec>' at War, & Secy & Comtroler of the Treasury of the U. S. of 
America. 

The Petition & memorial of J. N. Shannon of Parsborough, in the county of Kings County 
and Province of N. Scotia Esq' & Cloe his wife. Humbly shews. 

That Obadiah Ayer late of Cumberland in N. Scotia deceas'd, the former husband of the 
said Cloe, in the year 1776, at the time Col° Eddy made an attack on the British garrison at 
fort Cumberland in N. Scotia, joined the said Eddy & assisted him & his troops all in his power ; 
that after said Eddy had taken a sloop having provisions on board for the use of the British troops 
at said Cumberland, the said Ayer took charge of said sloop as Master, in Nov' of the same 
year, & navigated said Sloop to Boston, having on board a number of British prisoners, which 
said Eddy had taken at Cumberland aforesaid ; that on said passage to Boston, said Ayer rec'' a 
wound on his face, and being oblig'd to attend to the care of vessel & provisions, and by after- 
wards riding from Newbury to Boston in extreme cold weather, the sore on his face was frozen, 
and afterwards became a cancer ; that the said Ayer was under the care of a physician in Boston 
from Feby 1777 to the month of Aug' following, and after suffering extreme pain, & languish- 
ment, he died. That said Ayer was owner in the actual possession of a large real and personal 
estate in Cumberland aforesaid, which was taken from him by the British government & their 
adherents, in consequence of his attachment to the United States of America ; that all his deeds 
and papers were destroy'd by the British troops, and that the amount of property belonging to 



FOURTH GENERATION 87 

He had no children, and as my father was named for him, and my grand- 
father was not in affluent circumstances, he sent to Portsmouth, New 
Hampshire, for my father, who was then about twelve years of age; 
brought him to Parrsborough, where he resided with him, and was 
employed in his establishment until he came of age and commenced 
business for himself The latter part of the career of my granduncle was 
uneventful ; both he and his wife lived to be over 70 years of age, and 
died and were buried in Parrsborough. He died, so far as I can 
remember, about the year 1823; but without reference to the records at 
Parrsborough I cannot tell the exact date. 

Several years after my father had settled in Halifax, my granduncle 
paid him a visit and remained some time with him. I think his wife was 
then dead. I was then a boy about six years old, and have a distinct 
recollection of the personal appearance of the old gentleman. He was 
rather tall, with a tendency to corpulency, and of a very commanding ap- 
pearance. He was of a fair complexion, with snow white hair, and blue 
eyes, one of which, by the bye, was perfectly blind, although the defect 



said Ayer, which was lost and destroyed at that time, amounted to 14,624 dollars; and also 
that the wife of said Ayer paid the Doct" bill & expenses in Boston to the Amount of 1,000 
dollars, which being the remains of all their property, left her destitute of the means of future 
support. That on the 27''' day of May, 1777, the said Ayer made his Last Will & testament 
in writing, & having no child, he bequeathed to said Cloe all his estate, whatsoever & whereso- 
ever the same should or might be found, and appointed said Cloe sole executrix thereto ; which 
Will was afterwards viz' on the 3"' day of April, 1778, at Boston aforesaid, duly prov'd, 
approv'd and allowed according to Law. Your said Memorialists further shew, that on the 
14''' day of May, 1778, they were legally married, by reason whereof, the said James became 
entitled to all the benefits arising to his said wife, by virtue of the Will aforesaid, & which is the 
cause of this application to your honors. 

And your said Memorialists further state, that the said Cloe, at the time of her losses afore- 
said, had a son by a former husband, aged 1 4 years, named Sam' Connover, who on his passage 
from Cumberland to Machias in a birch canoe, with one Mathew Sharp, being attacked by a 
party of N. Scotia Indians, said Sharp was shot in the head & killed, the boy was made a pris- 
ner, and afterwards put to death while asleep in their wig\vam. 

And your said Memorialists further state, that by reason of the said O. Ayer's adherence to, 
& taking an active part in favour of the United States of America, he sacrificed all his aforesaid 
property, sufFer'd gready in his health, & finally lost his life thereby; and your said Memorial- 
ists beg leave to refer your honors to the depositions & other documents, accompanying this 
Memorial, as evidence to prove the same. 

Wherefore your said Memorialists humbly pray your honors, that in consequence of the 
services, sacrifices & sufferings of the said O. Ayer by reason of his attachment to the United 



88 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

was not at all visible. In his early boyhood, while playing with his 
comrades, a boy threw a snowball at him which struck his eye and deprived 
it of sight. 

He was a great reader, particularly of religious publications; and 
having joined the Methodist denomination, the works of Mr. Wesley 
and his coadjutors were among those most frequently perused. A 
number of these are in my library to this day. 

I have several relics of the old gentleman in my possession ; the most 
prized of which is a small pocket-bible with silver clasps, which was pre- 
sented to him by his Aunt Noble in 1758 — according to a memorandum 
written by him on the fly-leaf — and was given by him to my mother 
after her marriage with my father. I have also the miniatures of both the 
old gentleman and his wife. His likeness is very good — I never saw her. 
The bulk of his property was bequeathed by him by his last will to my 
father, who was one of his executors. 

In 1 88 1 Col. R. C. Shannon, then in Brazil, began a cor- 
respondence with his cousin James Noble Shannon, ot Halifax, 
N. S., upon the subject of their family relationship; and in the 
following extract from a letter which was written by the latter, 
under date of April 7, 1882, is given another equally interesting, 
and perhaps more lively, account of his father's granduncle, 
which, in spite of some repetition, we decide to here introduce 
as a pleasing addition to the more serious and carefully prepared 
sketch just given. 



States, & also the sufFering of the said Cloe and her son consequent thereon, that they may be 

entitled to the benefit of an Act of the United States, now in force, entitled ' ' An Act for the 

relief of the Refiigees from the British Provinces of Canada & N. Scotia." And as in duty 

bound will ever pray &c 

|. N. Shannon for himself 

& Cloe his wife 

From a letter written by J. N. Shannon to his brother R. C. Shannon, — a 
facsimile copy of which is given on the opposite page, — it would appear that the 
former spent some time at Machias, Me., in the year 1805, collecting evidence and 
securing depositions in support of his wife's claim ; and that subsequently the 
Memorial itself was prepared at Portsmouth, N. H., by his brother, who acted as his 
attorney in the matter. — R. C. S. 



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Besides, it quotes passages from a letter written by Richard 
Cutts Shannon, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H., to his brother 
James Noble Shannon, dated May 3, 1794, in which important 
references are made to several other members of the family in 
New England, and which cannot fail to interest their descendants 
of to-day. 



To answer your inquiries regarding James Noble Shannon, I draw 
from my father's excellent memory the following facts : He was engaged 
in the lumbering business at Machias when the [Revolutionary] War 
broke out, and this branch of trade being sadly interfered with in conse- 
quence, he turned his attention in the direction of Nova Scotia, and was 
constantly sailing back and forth along the Bay of Fundy. 

It is said that on one occasion there chanced to be on board the vessel 
a blushing young widow, the sister of a Colonel Crane, a staunch loyalist, 
who lived at a place called Horton. There was also on board a man 
whose attentions to her were extremely marked, and our gallant relative, 
who was a handsome, dashing fellow, entered the lists himself, with the 
mischievous intent of merely cutting the other out. But he went too far. 
The business was a more serious one than he had anticipated, and at the 
close of the voyage he found himself deeply in love with the widow, to 
whom he proposed and was readily accepted. Colonel Crane was well 
pleased with his sister's choice, and when they married he offered him a 
partnership in his own mercantile business. Thus it was that one tribu- 
tary of the Shannon River was turned in the direction of the British 
Provinces. 

We cannot exactly tell which side of the struggle his opinions favored. 
From documents found at Machias, in which his name appears, one would 
suppose he favored the cause of the Colonists, but from the fact of his 
connection with Colonel Crane, and expressions of decided loyalty and 
allegiance to George III., I would conclude he died true to his king and 
country. 

His brother-in-law, who, though commonly dubbed colonel, was only 
such by virtue of the rank he held in the local militia, must have been 
made of the right stuff"; for on one occasion an American privateer 
appeared in the Basin of Minas (which is at the head of the Bay of Fundy, 
Farrsboro and Horton being situate on its shores). The settlers in those 
parts were greatly alarmed, but the brave colonel, nothing daunted, pro- 
cured a vessel, and with a sufficient complement of men, taken mostly 
from his own farm, sallied forth, and after a short engagement captured 



FOURTH GENKRATION 91 

the privateer, to the no small delight and relief of the country people. 
But this is touching on matters aside from the main subject. 

To return to " Uncle Shannon." Father has in his possession a 
miniature painting in oil, taken when he was considerably advanced in 
years, which gives us the idea of a very handsome old gentleman; and 
from it one can form an opinion of his fine looks in the days when he and 
the widow paid court to each other. 

Father was reading to us not long since some letters he had that 
formed a part of a correspondence between his grandfather ( Richard Cutts 
Shannon) and the latter's brother, Uncle Shannon. One bears date May 
3, 1794, and was written from l^ortsmouth after his return from Moulton- 
boro, whither the loss of his practice in Portsmouth and other results of 
the Revolutionary War had forced him to remove. I quote an extract or 
two from it which will be especially interesting to yourself, from the fact 
that your grandfather and great-grandfather are mentioned. 

Our brother Thomas has a son of my name who is at Cambridge 
College, and will take his degree in one year from next commencement. 
He is a likely, sober young man, a good scholar, and makes great proficiency 
in learning, and is about twenty or twenty-one years old. 

He has two more sons and three daughters ; his eldest daughter is older 
than Richard, and I suppose will be married to a Mr. Barker, a Cloathier in 
Stratham, adjoining Exeter, next fall. 

Brother Nathaniel has three children, two sons and one daughter. 
Nathaniel is worth a handsome estate, and is in a thriving way, and takes 
care to keep it. . . . 

I may say just here that the reason he goes so much into particulars 
is that he had not heard from his brother, James Noble, for some years. 
Indeed he had understood he had been dead several months, but had 
ascertained the falsity of this rumor shortly before the date of the letter. 
Among other things, he mentions the death of his mother at Moulton- 
boro. Speaking of the death of an Aunt Putner, he says: 

Aunt gave Captain Noble the mansion house in her will, and therein 
expresses it that she did it by the particular desire of her late husband, James 
Noble, Esq. The residue of her estate she gave to the Doctor. I saw the 
will, and there was nothing for you or me. 

If I am not mistaken, the James Noble referred to is the one after 
whom Uncle Shannon was named — a name preserved to the present time. 

This letter is in itself a fragment. The part we have consists of one 
sheet of large letter-paper closely and finely written on all four sides. 
Judging from some expressions, he must have been in considerable dis- 
tress at the time he wrote. Subsequently, however, owing to the kindness 



92 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

of his friend, Governor Langdon, he not only recovered his practice in 
Portsmouth, but was also made Clerk of the Northern District Court 
of the United States, which gave him a handsome living. 

Two years after the date of this letter, my grandfather, for whom you 
may remember I told you I was named, left Portsmouth, where he was 
born in 1788, and came to Parrsboro to reside with his uncle, who, being 
childless, brought him up as his own son, and finally started him in busi- 
ness near Parrsboro. He removed to Halifax in 18 10. 

In the " History of Methodism in the Lower Provinces," 

by Rev. T. W. Smith, D. D., we note at p. 164 the following 

among the incidents recorded for the year 1786 : 

" The names of Jonathan Crane, Esq., and his brother-in-law, 
James Noble Shannon, Esq., are at this time mentioned by Rev. 
Mr. Garretson in connection with an offer on their parts of two 
hundred dollars towards the erection of a Methodist Church at 
Horton." 

Of this Jonathan Crane, Murdock, in his " History of Nova 

Scotia," gives the following account : 

" a tall, handsome man with fluent speech, and an 
amazing readiness of natural wit and illustrative power, which 
rendered him one of the distinguished members of the Provincial 
Legislature of that halcyon period. 

" Soon after Mrs. Crane had joined the Methodist Society at 
Horton, she was followed by James Noble Shannon and his wife. 
A. few years later they removed to Parrsborough. Naturally of a 
very diflident mind, prone to look at his own heart, a peculiarity 
in his case rather constitutional than moral, till humiliation degen- 
erated into despondence, Mr. Shannon, remarks one, who in the 
earlier days of his ministry often shared his hospitality, walked in 
the fear of God, but seldom enjoyed a large share of the comfort 
of the Holy Ghost. The end of both was in peace." 

The following letter .written by J. Noble Shannon in 1815, 
shows that his nephew, James, was then actively and successfully 
engaged in trade with the West Indies. The handwriting — 
notably that of the signature — is so tine that it is a double 
pleasure to reproduce it in facsimile : 



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Parrsborough, Nova Scotia, Aug'. 5''', 1815. 
Dear Brother, 

A son of M^ Sam' Jones of Farmington, being on a visit to see his 
mother's relatives in this Province, I could not help embracing so good 
an opportunity to write to you. I heard yourself and family were well 
last winter, and that brother William was not well, nor like to be better 
in this world. When death is taking away one after another out of our 
family, it is indispensibly necessary for the survivors to consider and pre- 
pare for their great change. 

James is doing very well at Halifax, for this world ; John is daily 
expected from the W. Indies. On his arrival, the two brothers & wives 
& Harriet, intend to go to N. York or Boston, to dispose of the cargo 
and visit their relatives. 

My wife's health is not very good at times. She joins in love to 
your wife and sister Molly, also to brother William and his wife. Shall 
be glad to receive a letter from you when a good opportunity offers. 
I remain your loving brother, 

J. Noble Shannon. 

Nathaniel Shannon, Esq". 



FOURTH GENP:RATI0N 95 

59. NATHANIEL SHANN()N+ [20], (Cutts-', Nathan- 
ieP, Nathaniel'), son of Cutts and Mary (Vaughan) Shannon, 
was born in Portsmouth, N. H., June 3, 1754, and married 
March 8, 1 78 1, Mary, the daughter of Benjamin* and Mary 
(Marston) Dow, of Hampton, N. H., who was born March 13, 
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Nathaniel Shannon received a good business education, and 
early entered as clerk in the large mercantile establishment of 
Gen. Jonathan Moulton at Hampton, N. H. 

Gen. Moulton was a proprietor of the town of Moulton- 
boro, N. H., and through his influence undoubtedly Nathaniel 
Shannon also became one ot the twelve proprietors, and when 
the town was laid out settled there j" soon after the close of the 



* Benjamin Dow was born February 19, 1732, the son of Ezekiel Dow, of 
Hampton, and a direct descendant, in the fifth generation, of Henry Dow, of 
Runham, Norfolk County, England, who emigrated to America in 1637, and was 
the progenitor of the Dow families of Hampton and vicinity. 

Benjamin Dow married June 17, 1756, Mary, a daughter of Ephraim Marston, 
of Hampton, and lived with his uncle, Benjamin Dow, of Hampton, who had no 
children. He died December 27, 1762, in his 31st year. His wife died July 19, 
1766, aged 32. — R. C. S. 

t As the town of Moultonboro had been the home of several generations of 
Shannons, and as Nathaniel Shannon himself had been one of the original proprie- 
tors, I was always anxious to visit it, feeling sure that some additional information 
could still be learned from local residents in reference to the family history. Besides, 
there still resided in the town a granddaughter of Nathaniel Shannon, Mrs. Mary J. 



96 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Revolution. He was appointed coroner for Strafford County in 
1788 ; and was elected from the classified towns of Moultonboro, 
Tuftonboro, Wolfeboro and Ossipee a member of the Conven- 
tion which convened at Exeter, February 13, 1788, to consider 
the great question of the adoption of the Constitution of the 
United States. His constituents, to whom the concessions to 



Libbey, with whom I had long corresponded in regard to her branch of the family; 
so that I had a double motive for wishing to visit a place so full of interest to me. 
My first visit was made in the month of September, 1883. Taking a carriage 
at Wolfeboro, I proceeded by the old road along the north side of Winnepesaukee 
Lake to Melvin Village, and then, with Ossipee mountain on the right, continued till 
we came to Shannon's brook, a pleasant country ride of about twelve miles. Here 
I found the remains of an old mill, with its picturesque water-wheel, which, upon 
inquiry, I learned was all that was left of the " Old Shingle Mill " of Squire Nathaniel 
Shannon, whose homestead — not far off — was also pointed out to me, a two storied 
house still in a fair state of preservation. 




OLD HOMESTEAD OF NATHANIEL SHANNON, OF MOULTONBORO, N. H. 



FOURTH GENERATION 



97 



slavery in that instrument were especially obnoxious, had 
instructed him to vote for its rejection ; he, however, preferred 
to exercise his own judgment on so vital a question, and finally 
voted for its adoption. 

I then visited Mrs. Libbey at her home, and she gladly consented to accompany 
me and be my cicerone. At the family burial ground I saw the simple headstone 
that marks the last resting place of Nathaniel Shannon, who died in 1826, at the 
age of 72 years, as well as that of his sister Mary Shannon, daughter of Cutts 
Shannon, who died in 1827, at the advanced age of 83 years. The only monument 
in the cemetery is erected to the memory of Dr. Thomas Shannon and Margaret 
Vaughan Moses, his wife. There are two gravestones near the monument, — one 
marking the resting place of Margaret, and the other of Thomas. The former 
bears the following inscription : 

'■THE SOUL OF ORIGIN DIVINE 
GOD'S GLORIOUS IMAGE FREED FROM CLAY 
IN HEAVEN'S ETERNAL SPHERE SHALL SHINE 
A STAR OF DAY." 




THE SHANNON BURIAL GROUND AT MOULTONBORO, N. H. 



THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 



It will be remembered that the Anti-federalist party, which 
was opposed to the ratification of the Constitution, was very 
strong in New Hampshire, and when the Convention assembled 



We then drove to the old homestead of Dr. Thomas Shannon, which I easily 
recognized from the photo his son Dr. Nathaniel Shannon had shown me when 
visiting him at his home in Portland, Me., not long before. Mrs. Libbey took me 
through the house, which was very large, though in a rather dilapidated state, and 
explained everything, — showing me, with evident pride, the great meal chest, with 
its several partitions, for different kinds of grain. 

As we drove down the road, on our return, she pointed out the place in a thick 
grove just inside the stone wall, not far from the corner, where Mary (Vaughan) 
Shannon was buried, the mother of Nathaniel, and the daughter of Lieut. Gov. 
Vaughan. No stone marks her grave, and the place is now so overgrown that it 
would be impossible to indicate the exact spot of burial. 

We then returned to Mrs. Libbey's home, and as I was about taking leave she 
insisted upon my waiting till she had shown me the fan of Mary Vaughan, — rather 
pretty to look at, but quite useless. " No money could buy it," she said. " It will 
always be preserved as a priceless heirloom in the family." She added that her 
cousin, Mrs. Sanborn, also had a ring that formerly belonged to Mary Vaughan. 

The next day I drove to Moultonboro Corner, passing on the way Squire 
Shannon's " Nursery," as it was called, of apple trees, having delightful views of the 
Sandwich mountain in the distance, with the country sloping ofF to the left and 
extending down to the lake, which has an elevation of about 500 feet above the level 
of the sea, — the famous Shaw farm on the Ossipee mountain being still 700 feet higher. 

At Moultonboro Corner I met Dr. W. H. H. Mason, who in his boyhood days 
had often seen Squire Nathaniel Shannon, whom, he said, " The people greatly 
respected and looked up to." 

As to Dr. Thomas Shannon, he had been in business with him for three years, 
and they had become warm personal friends. He had always found him " very 
honorable, but rather too easy-going for his own interests." They finally settled 
their accounts by " burning the papers on both sides." He was of a kindly and 
sympathetic nature ; and once being induced to "go bonds" for some one, it nearly 
ruined him. Dr. Mason well remembered the day when he came and told him, 
with a great sigh of relief, that he had "just paid the last on his bond ; " — but it crippled 
him severely for years, and his family suffered in consequence. He was considered 
" the best physician hereabouts in his day." 

Bidding Dr. Mason good-bye, I then drove to Centre Harbour, and there had 



FOURTH GENERATION 99 

at the Court House in Exeter, February 13, 1788, and the 
debates began, the Federalists, under the lead of (General Sullivan 
and Governor Langdon, soon discovered that their opponents were 
in the majority ; so that the only course left them was to secure an 
adjournment, if possible, in order that wavering delegates might 



the good fortune to meet Mr. John H. Moulton, a well-preserved old gentleman 
nearly ninety years of age, and the grandson of Gen. Jonathan Moulton, with whom 
Nathaniel Shannon had been so intimately associated in a business way from his 
early youth. 

Mr. Moulton gladly responded to my request for information, and after dinner, 
while seated on the veranda of the hotel, regaled me for an hour with accounts of 
the town and reminiscences of "Squire" Shannon. It was, he said, about the time 
of the troubles following the close of the Revolutionary War that a party of twelve, 
of whom Jonathan Moulton was the chief, came from Hampton to survey the tract 
of land which had been purchased from Wentworth for the new settlement, and to 
make assignments of land to each of the twelve proprietors. Up to that time 
Nathaniel Shannon had been in the employ of Moulton at Hampton, and was evi- 
dently greatly esteemed by the latter, for his name appears among the original 
proprietors. 

In physical appearance he was small, spare, quick of movement, and, as was 
the custom on those days, " wore his face smooth shaven." He was very prompt 
in his decisions, and had the reputation of being " a little close." He " bore rather 
hard on his workmen ;" though he was " very much looked up to." People "always 
went to Squire Shannon to settle their disputes," which were generally about " cattle 
or crops or the like." It was generally understood that what Squire Shannon and 
Parson Shaw said " settled the business." 

He was chosen and sent as a delegate to represent Moultonb_pro at the Con- 
vention assembled to ratify or reject the Federal Constitution, and had been specially 
instructed to vote for rejection. But he violated his instructions and gave his vote 
for ratification ; " and," added Mr. Moulton, " I guess the people liked him all the 
better for it afterwards." 

Having taken leave of Mr. Moulton, I now decided to make the return journey 
by steamer to Wolfeboro. The sail across the lake was a delightful trip, and I 
arrived in season to take the evening train for Portsmouth. 

In August, 1884, I made my second visit to Moultonboro, and this time I was 
accompanied by Mr. Hodgdon, the compiler of this work, — but no additional facts 
were learned. 
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THE SHANNON FAMILY 



have another opportunity to consult with their constituents. In 
this the friends of the Constitution were successful, and the Con- 
vention took a recess for four months, reassembling on June i8th, 
in the old North Meeting House, at Concord. 




OLD NORTH MEETING HOUSE AT CONCORD, N. H. 



On this occasion Mrs. Libbey very kindly presented me with two books from 
her family library, — one being a volume of religious tracts, printed in London, and 
having written on the inside of the front cover the words : " Mary Shannon's book 
1 749 ; " and the other a law-book that was formerly the property of Richard Cutts 




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leaf, was purchased by him "at Boston in 1773." — R. C. S. 



FOURTH GENERATION loi 

The following account of the Convention's proceedings 
during its second session is taken from the work, of J. B. Walker 
entitled: "The N. H. Federal Convention, 1788:" 

"On the eighteenth day of June, 1788, agreeably to its adjournment, 
the Convention reassembled in the old North Meeting House in Con- 
cord, with a full knowledge that the favorable action of but one more 
state was requisite to render operative the new constitution. Many of the 
members came from constituencies whose sentiments had grown more 
favorable to ratification during the previous few months. The Virginia 
Convention had been in session since the sixth of the month, and that 
of New York had come together on the seventeenth. Various considera- 
tions had delayed final action in the former, and there had yet been no 
time for it in the latter. 

"Should the little mountainous state of New Hampshire, the upper- 
most of the whole thirteen, which skirted the Atlantic coast from the 
frozen north to the sunny south, dare contest with these two great com- 
monwealths the honor of inaugurating the most important government of 
modern times — an honor which was to grow brighter and more bright as 
the decades and the centuries rolled on? Should she aspire to become 
the key-stone of the great national arch, which it now only lacked to 
become self-sustaining.'' 

"So great was the interest in the result of this session of the New 
Hampshire Convention, that persons from different sections of the state, 
as well as others from beyond its borders, flocked to Concord, and, filling 
the wide galleries of the old meeting-house from day to day, watched the 
proceedings with breathless interest. General Sullivan, John Langdon,* 



* John Langdon was born in 1739, and after a mercantile education in the 
counting-rootn of Daniel Rindge entered upon a seafaring life, but ^as driven from 
it by the Revolutionary troubles. He ultimately became one of the wealthiest mer- 
chants of Portsmouth, N. H., where he resided till his death in 1819. 

The following account of his career is chiefly taken from Sanborn's " New 
Hampshire," — American Commonwealth Series, — a most interesting work published 
early in the present year : 

During the Revolutionary period Langdon early identified himself with the 
popular cause. In December 1774, together with Sullivan, he headed a party 
which captured the fort at New Castle, removed to Durham, near Sullivan's house, 
a hundred barrels of powder, and sent most of the cannon and small arms to other 



102 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

then governor-elect of the state, Judge Livermore, supported by the fifty 
and odd members in sympathy with them, were not the men to neglect a 
grand opportunity. The opponents of the Constitution, led by Joshua 
Athcrton, but less ably supported than were the leaders of the Federalists, 
were active, strong, and determined. A contest, to be as valiantly fought 
as its issue proved glorious, now began, and (jod was doubtless invoked 
to aid the right. 

" Wednesday, June i8th. 'l"hc first day of the convention was oc- 
cupied in the settlement of disputed claims to seats, and in a getieral 
discussion of the Constitution. 

" Thursday, June igth. The second day was mainly devoted to a 
general discussion similar to that of the day before. 



places tor satV-kccpiiig, in aiuicipation ot the war tlicy foresaw. It was with this 
powder, the next June, that the patriots fought the hattle of Hunker Hill. 

The first vessel of Paul Jones, the Ranger, was built by him, ami tittetl for 
fighting at Portsmouth, where shipbuilding had long been carried on. 

It was in 1777, while Langdon was Speaker of the New Hampshire Assembly, 
that the emergency arose requiring prompt and vigorous action to repel the move- 
ment of Burgoync which threatened an invasion of the State and interruption of the 
communication of New England with the army of Washington. It was then he 
made the following speech, so ofter quoted: 

" 1 have j!3°°° '" hard money ; my plate shall be pledged for as much more ; my 
70 hogsheads of Tobago rum shall be sold for the most they will fetch. These are at 
the service of the State ; if we succeed, I shall be remunerated ; if not, they will be of 
no use to me. We can raise a brigade ; our friend Stark, who so nobly sustained the 
honor of New Hampshire at Bunker Hill, may safely be trusted to command, and we 
will cheek Burgoyne." 

In one short and active month after that speech, General Stark, at Bennington, 
had met the detachment of Hessians, fought two battles in one day, captured or 
slain hundreds of Burgoyne's army, and made the defeat of the rest only a question 
of time. 

Though hearing military titles, and occasionally serving in the Held, as at 
Bennington, Saratoga, and Newport, Langdon was a man for the council boanl and 
the ct)unting-room rather than for the camp. Early successful as a merchant, and 
partly bred in England, he was firm in iiis principles but gentle in his manners, and 
carried on in Portsmouth the tradition of hospitality and urbanity which Cjo\ernor 
Wentworth had so agreeably kept up. 

He was a delegate to the convention that framed the Federal Constitution, ami 



FOURTH (FENERATION 103 

"Friday, June 20th. During the forenoon of the third day, a com- 
mittee of fifteen, consisting of John Langdon of Portsmouth, Mr. 
Bartlett, Joseph Badger of Gihnanton, John Sullivan of Durham, Joshua 
Atherton of Amherst, Thomas Dow of Salem, Benjamin Bellows of Wal- 
pole, Benjamin West of Charlestown, Samuel Livermore of Holderness, 
Francis Worcester, of Plymouth, Abel Parker of Jaffrey, John Pickering 
of Portsmouth, Mr. Smith, William Hooper of Madbury, and Charles 
Barrett of New Ipswich, were appointed 'to consider and report upon 
such articles as they shall think proper to be proposed as amendments to 
the Federal Constitution, and lay the same before this Convention.' 

"At the afternoon session, Mr. Langdon, for the committee, made 
a report recommending twelve amendments. This report was accepted, 
and the amendments were adopted by the Convention. Mr. Atherton 
then moved ' that this Convention ratify the proposed Constitution, 
together with the amendments, but that said Constitution do not operate 
m New Hampshire without said amendments,' and his motion was 
seconded by Mr. Parker. 

"This motion of Mr. Atherton's marks the beginning of the final 
struggle. It proved sharp, brief, and conclusive. The Federalists saw 
mstantly that the adoption of Mr. Atherton's motion was tantamount to 
a rejection of the Constitution by New Hampshire, and would be fiital to 



exerted a strong personal influence in bringing New Hampshire into line, when for 
a time she seemed likely to oppose ratification. 

He was elected United States Senator in 1789, and was chosen President of 
the Senate, in order that the votes for the President of the United States might be 
counted. A President of the Senate had, therefore, a legal existence before there 
was either a President or a Vice-President of the United States. 

While presiding over the United States Senate for its first few weeks, before 
the Vice-President took the chair, Langdon is reported to have been more acceptable 
in that office than the admirable but fidgety and egotistic Adams. He remained a 
Member of the Senate until 1801. When President Jefferson assumed office in 
that year he offered Langdon the post of Secretary of the Navy, which he declined. 
As Governor of New Hampshire, which office he held from 1805 to 181 2 with the 
exception of two years, Langdon was popular and gracious, without distinguishing 
himself by the advocacy of any important measures, and he lived to see his party, 
that of Jefferson and Madison, fully established in control of the national 
government. 

After spending forty years of his life in the public service he died at the 
advanced age of eighty. — R. C. S. 



104 THE SHANNON FAIVIILY 

all their hopes. After some debate, Mr. Livermore, who was as clear- 
headed and vigilant as he was ready and earnest, made a motion, which 
was seconded by Mr. Bartlett, ' to postpone the motion made by Mr. 
Atherton, to make way for the following motion, viz., That in case the 
Constitution be adopted, that the amendments reported by the committee 
be recommended to congress — which motion of Mr. Atherton being 
postponed, adjourned to nine o'clock to-morrow morning.' 

" This was a test vote, and indicated clearly the feeling of the Con- 
vention. The majority, though small, was unmistakably for ratification. 
But Mr. Atherton and his friends were not yet satisfied, and the contest 
was to continue a little longer. 

" Saturday, June 2ist. Upon the reassembling of the Convention, 
the unfinished debate of the day before was resumed. Pending this, Mr. 
Atherton'^' moved ' that the Convention adjourn to some future day.' 
Mr. Hooper seconded the motion, but it was negatived by the Conven- 
tion. Thereupon a motion was made by Mr. Livermore, and seconded 
by Mr. Langdon, ' that the main question be now put for the adoption 
of the Constitution.' The supreme moment had now come. As the 
roll-call proceeded, Messrs. Langdon, Pickering, Long, Oilman, Blanchard, 
Adams, Weeks, Goss, Prescut, Thurston, Toppan, Langdon of Hamp- 
ton Falls, Wiggin, Fogg, Rogers, T. Bartlett, Chadwick, Gray, Glidden, 
Calfe, Bettan, Moody, Green, Sullivan, Carr, Hale, Bedee, SHANNON, 
Wilkins, Morss, Gerrish, West, Shepherd, Hall, Whitcomb, Chamber- 
lain, Temple, Bellows, Chase, Griffin, Kimball, Livermore, J. Bartlett, 
Ranney, Chesley, Hall, Dakin, Abbot, Worster, Crawford, Johnson, 
Freeman, Payne, Simpson, Patterson, Young, and Weeks, answered 
Yea ; — 57 Yeas. 

" Messrs. Runnels, McMurphy, B. Clough, J. Clough, Sias, Smith, 
Emery, Fifield, Chase, Sleeper, B. Stone, Thomas Dow, Steward, Palmer, 
Harper, Badger, Hooper, Austin, Page, Cummings, D. Bixby, Hunt, 
Taylor, Dole, Page, Kindrick, Atherton, Barrett, T. Bixby, Jones, 
Cragin, Cochran, Jona. Dow, Green, Bean, Gaskill, Parker, Harvey, 



*The Mr. Atherton so frequently mentioned in this account, and who seems 
to have been the leading spirit of the Anti-Federalists in the struggle, is the same 
Joshua Atherton who was imprisoned in Exeter jail as a "Suspect" at the beginning 
of the Revolutionary War. His name is the first one signed to that vigorous pro- 
test which was drawn up by R. C. Shannon at the time of those arbitrary 
proceedings (Vide p. 64). Joshua Atherton afterwards became a very prominent 
figure in the politics of New Hampshire, and served for a number of years in the 
State Senate. His portrait may be seen in the State Library at Concord. — R. C. S. 



FOURTH GENERATION 105 

Thomas, M. Stone, Remmelee, Grout, True, Penniman, Tainter, Winch, 
Hutchins, answered Nay ; — 47 Nays. 

"And Messrs. Daniels, Ebenezer Smith, Webster, and Jonathan 
Smith, marked in Journal as present, did not vote; — 4. Thus the 
Federal Constitution was ratified by New Hampshire by a majority of 
ten votes." 

If the enjoyment of political honors be a test of one's popu- 
larity among his neighbors, then Nathaniel Shannon would seem 
to have lost nothing in that regard by violating his instructions 
and voting for the adoption of the Constitution, since for the 
remainder of his life he appears to have been most of the time in 
office. 

Besides holding commissions in the militia forces of New 
Hampshire, he represented the classed towns of Moultonboro and 
Tuftonboro in the Legislature during the years 1799, 1800 and 
1801 ; and the town of Moultonboro in 1802, 181 1 and 1812; 
was State Senator from 1805 to 1808, and in 18 17-18 ; was a 
candidate for Presidential Elector in support of James Madison 
in 1808; appointed Collector of Internal Revenue in 18 14; and 
was elected a member of the Electoral College in November, i 820, 
and cast his vote for James Monroe for President* and Daniel 
D. Tompkins for Vice-President, who were declared elected. 

He seems to have been very methodical in his work, — a 
habit probably acquired in his early youth when he was in the 
employ of General Moulton, and with whom he always after- 
wards held close friendly and business relations. - 



* One elector of New Hampshire gave his vote for John Quincy Adams for 
President, and thus deprived Monroe of the honor of a unanimous election. It has 
been reported — and the statement was repeated in the early editions of this history 
— that this dissenting elector withheld his vote from Monroe expressly to prevent 
that statesman from sharing an honor previously accorded to Washington alone. 
If it be so, it was a happy thought. — Stanwood's " History of the Presidency," p. 
118. 



io6 THK SHANNON FAMILY 

Nothing can better show tlie character of the man tlian the 
vahiahle collection of private papers he left behind, and of which 
we have been permitted to make free use in this compilation. 
A portiiMi ot" these papers his granijson, Dr. Nathaniel Shannon, 
verv kindh' placed at the disposal of Col. R. C. Shannon in 1H83. 

They embrace civil and military commissions,-'' — one being 



* Among his military commissions wc note one issued to him ;is " (.\iptain of 
the First Company in the Nineteenth Regiment of Militia," ilateil October 25, 1798. 
At this time there was great excitement in the eoiintr\ on aeeount of the hos- 
tile attitude of France and the shameful treatment our envoys had recei\ed at l-'aris. 
Already, in anticipation o( w ar. Congress had authorized the organization of a Pro- 
visiiinal Arm\' ; Washington had accepted the appointment as Commander-in-chief, 
and commanders of our warships had been instructed to seize FVench armed vessels 
attacking American merchantmen or hovering about the coast for that purpose. All 
French treaties had been declared void; and February 9, 1799, the U. S. F'rigate 
Constellation had fought and captured the F'rench ship of war U hisurgente. 

Under these circumstances we may well believe that the patriotic sentiment of 
our people hail In-eii thoroughly aroused when they came to celebrate the next 4th 
of July, of which celebration the following is an account taken from the " New 
Hampshire Ciazette '' of Jul\- 16, 1799: 

" Cf.i.euration of the American Independence at Moui.tonborouch. 
" The inhabitants of the town and many others repaired to the meeting house, where 
Rev. Mr. Shaw delivered an oration ; music was furnished by the local musicians with 
many kinds of wooden instruments, from which place the clergy and other gentlemen of 
distinction were escorted by Capt. Shannon, with a Company of Infantry, to the house 
of Major Smith and partook of an elegant dinner, atter which they drank si.\teen patriotic 
toasts and were saluted \i\ sixteen platoons, and then thcv retired in a verv peaceable and 
orderly manner. ' ' 

Tennessee was the itnh and last State which had been admitted into the I'nion, 
the date of admission being June 1, 179b. 

We presume that the custom of having the number of patriotic toasts eipial the 
number of States admitted into the Lhiion was gradually driipped, through sheer 
necessity, as the I'nion enlarged ; — so that to-day, with our 45 States, if the practice 
is an\where continued, it is probably only in the ranks of the " Ancients and Hon- 
orables," the gallant Artillery Corps of Boston, whose military achievements, in this 
sense, ha\e won tor them world-wide fame. — R. C. S. 



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dated J li 



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jant-Goveriior of the Province of New Hampshire, 
1 8, I 7 I 5. 




FOURTH GENERATION 107 

the parchment commission of Lieutenant-Governor George 
Vaughan, given by George I. in 171 5; — letters from his friend 
Governor Langdon ; letters from his brothers, Richard Cutts, 
James Noble and Thomas; official documents relating to his ser- 
vice in the State Legislature, and a varied assortment of receipts, 
agreements, petitions and other business memoranda, revealing 
much ot interest regarding the condition of affairs and the life 
some of our predecessors led in New England during the i8th 
century. 

The letters are here printed in full ; and some of them 
reproduced in facsimile, together with the commissions, leaves 
from the family bible, and other documents and memoranda. 



Portsm", Septem. 4''', 1794. 
Dear S', 

Co' Rogers the Marshal has appointed the Twenty-third of this 
month, to Levy my Execution against Gushing, upon Governors Island, 
so called, in Winnipissiokee Lake. I shall thank you to appear at the 
place on the s"* ij** day of September Instant to appraise and take possession 
of s"* Island, on my behalf and for my use 

I am S'', yours obdte., 

John Langdon 
Nath'- Shannon, Esq". 



Portsmouth, Oct iS^^, 1795. 
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We are endeavoring to do something for your brother, set off imme- 
diately that I may see you. I go off on Monday morning, — lose not a 
moment. I will stand by you in this matter. 

Your friend 

John Langdon. 
Nath Shannon Esq 



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FOURTH GENERATION iii 

State of New Hampshire ) To M' Nathaniel Shannon Constable of Hampton 
Rockingham, ss. J in said County, for the year 1782, Greeting: 

You are hereby Required in the name of the Governor & people of said State of New Hamp- 
shire to levy and collect of the several persons named in the Lists herewith committed unto you 
each one his or her respective proportion (therein set down) of the sum total of -the said Lists, 
being a tax or assessment upon the Inhabitants of the town of Hampton aforesaid & the estates 
within the same amounting in the whole to the sum of forty two pounds, five shillings z'' Law- 
ful money agreeable to a vote of said town for paying the ReV* M' Thayers money salary for 
the current year & said sum and sums to Deliver & pay into the select-men for the time being of 
said Hampton or to their order or to the major part of them or to their order by the fifteenth Day 
of January next ensuing the date hereof & to compleat & make up an account of your collection 
of the whole by the fifteenth Day of January next as aforesaid — and if any person or persons 
named in the Lists herewith committed unto you shall refuse or neglect to make payment of the 
sum and sums whereof he she or they are Respectively assessed and set in the said Lists, you 
shall proceed with them as the Law Directs — for your Doing herein this shall be your sufficient 
warrant : Given under our hand & seal Sc Dated at Hampton aforesaid this third Day of 
December Anno Domini 1782. 



John Dearborn 

Abner Page 

John Moulton, Jr. 



Assessors. 



Joseph Dow j 

Simon Nudo ' 

Philip Towle Jr. - 
JoN* Garland [ 
Elisha S. MarstonI 



Selectmen 
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Portsmouth, Feby. 10''', 1804. 



I hear by several people that great strip and waste is making of the 
timber on my land in TufFtonborough, pray look into this business 
immediately and by all means find them out and get proof if possible that 
these persons may be bro't to Justice. I will reward any persons who will 
prove the trespass, to effect. I think I've heard that one M' Brown can 
give some information in this business. 

I am your friend 

John Langdon. 
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Rec'' of Nathaniel Shannon a Young Cow four years Old with a Calf, 
also four Sheep and Two Lambs one of which Sheep has not Lamb for 
which I am to Deliver said Shannon a Cow and Calf Equally as good at 
Moultonborough on Demand and as many Sheep & Lambs as they now 
have or may have this spring ; also five Bushels and a peck of potatoes, 
for which I agree to pay him as many more Potatoes at Moultonborough 
as they are worth here, Reckining the price of Potatoes here and the 
Price of Potatoes there.'^' 

Joseph Avers. 

* We read that the Roman philosopher, Pliny, was of opinion that "the inti'o- 



114 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

M^ Shannon Hampton Deer. 20^ 1786. 

Sir I rec'' yours & observe the contents. I am greatly obliged to 
you for your assistance. As to the cattle you left with me, shall be settled 
to your satisfaction. The Cow I have in keeping. I dont mean to part 
with her until you are satisfied. I wish it might sute your business to 
come down in a week or ten days time & bring your Acct. in order to 
make a friendly settlement ; & that it may sute you to take a ride up in 
the Coas Country, & do some Important Business for me. (You'l remem- 
ber our last Conversation respecting that matter.) 

Sir, I am inform'd the time is nigh up for the Redemption of those 
Lands which Capt. Smith sold for Taxes. I have emplied M"^ Moulton 
to go up & settle for the whole. I beg your friendly assistance to him in 
accomplishing the Redemption of the same. You know, Sir, that a friend 
in need is a friend in deed. I have been Confined by Lameness for this 
some time; otherwise should have been up myself & taken Care of this 
Business. I have draw'd an Order on the Selectmen to pay or discount 
Eighty pounds in Certificates towards what the Town owes me with my 
friends influence. I doubt not but they will Consent to the same. Mr. 
Moulton will wait on you with the Papers. You may be assur'd all 
favours will be kindly Acknowledged 

by your friend & Hum' Servant 

JoN'^ Moulton. 

State of New Hamp. Exeter January 4, 1779. 

Receiv'd of M' Nathaniel Shannon Constable of the Town of 
Moultonborough Two hundred and twenty-nine pounds it being as M'' 
Shannon Informs me the proportion which said Town is to pay of the 
State tax for the year 1778. Said Moultonborough and New Hampton 
being proportiond collectively in the sum of three hundred and fifty nine 
pounds Six Shillings & eight pence. 
^229. o. o. NicH. Oilman Treasr 

duction of gold and silver as a medium of exchange was a thing to be deplored, and 
that the age of barter was preferable to that of money." 

How happy would he have been had he lived eighteen centuries later in rural 
New Hampshire ! 

The fact is, however, that the only monev in circulation at the time was paper 
currency, and the great loss which the community had sustained through its depre- 
ciation made the people loth to accept it in payment of debts, preferring to receive 
produce instead. This state of things continued even after the Declaration of 
Peace in 1783, when affairs had already begun to improve. — R. C. S. 







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full for a Little Black Mare sold him this day Sept. 22nd, 1778. 

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This Day Received of Nathaniel Shannon The Sum Six Shillings 
L. m Which is in full of accounts Notes Dues Deats & Demands 
whatsoever from the Beginning of the world to the Day & Date hereof I 
say Received per me. 

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124 '"HK SHANNON FAMILY' 

Niitliaiiicl Shaiiiuin liicd ;it Mi)iiltt>iilHM"c) |ulv 27, 1S26, and 
Icit siirviviiig- him his w iilow ami two sons and a daughter. The 
following is a copy ol his Will, together with the documents 
relating to the probate of the same and an inventory of his " Real 
and Personal I'-state: " 

In llio ii.inif iit'Cimi, Amen. 1 N.itli.iiik-l Sli.iiUKm of Moiilldiihuroui;!! in llic Coiinlv of 
Str.ittoiil nnd State ot New Hampshire Ksqiiire. 

Being of good health and sound disposing mind deMlior.iteh- make ihis nu l.isi \\'ill and 
Testament. My debts and tuneral charges to lie paid b\ mv exeeiitors herein atier n.nned from 
personal property I may Leave. 

First. To my wife Mary Shannon I give and Bequeath the use and improvement ot" my 
Houses Lot Mantion House Barns & Out houses, thereon standing, one quarter part of the Income 
of all my other improved Lands, the intire income of my Grist Mill — the use of all my House- 
hold furniture and other personal property not herein after disposed of for and during her natural 
life. 1 further give and bequeath unto my said Wife Mary forever, four cows. Ten sheep, one 
good horse. Chaise & Sleigh and their harnesses. One quarter part of all monies I died possessed 
of, and of all moneys due to me on note, bond. Account and Mortgage. A sufficient a quan- 
tity of fire wood to be furnished her yearly and every year bv my executors, to be cut & piled 
up fit for the fire — for and during her natural Life. The said Cows Sheep and Horse are to be 
kept for the entire benefit of the said Mary on my said farm — Summer & V\'inter, and the keep- 
ing to be deducted from the aforenamed quarter part of the income of my improved Lands. 

Secondly. To my Daughter Abigail 1 give and bequeath tor and During her naiural Lite, 
the use and Improvement of about ten acres of pasture Land adjoining Cieorge Freese, Samuel 
Meloon & Simon Moultons Land ; the use and Improvement of about Twenty fi\'e acres of 
Wood Land, Westerly on Red River & adjoining Land owned by Winthrop Bennett & Samuel 
Robertson, & Land now' occupied by Nathan Morse, the right of pasturing Two Cows in my 
upper pasture and the interest of all monies 1 die possessed of and of all Moneys due to me on 
note, bond. Account & Mortgage — to be paid her annually by my F.xecutors, to commence one 
year after my decease. 

Thirdly. To my Son Thomas Shannon, Sqviirc, I gi\e and bequeath torever subject to 
the Reservations hereinafter made — my House Lot, Mantion house and other Buildings thereon 
standing (except one half of the cider House & Mill) all the Lands I purchased of Col. Nathan 
Hoit, as by his Deed to me Vay', all the Land back or east of the House being thirty acres more 
or less, the Land and Orchard front of the House being four acres and one halt more or Less — 
About eight acres of Land front of the Road — Jeremiah Shaw's Land and the Meeting 
House and adjoining the Main Road — Maj Hoits Land and my pasture to the West. Also 
about Two acres and and half of Land adjoining said Shaws l^and & Carroll on Thomas L. 
Moulton Land, being five rods wide on the front. I further give & bequeath to my son Thomas 
as subject to said Reservation about three acres of mo\ving Land as now Walled in in front of the 
House below the orchard & adjoining Lieut. Benjamin Morses Field ; another piece ot mowing 



FOURTH GENERATION 125 

Land adjoining the last mentioned piece, being two acres more or less — Beginning at the double 
Wall of the Last mentioned piece running about eighteen Rods South from the last named piece 
to a stake & stones, then Westerly on the f)ld Hedge where Rocks are hailed in for a Wall — to 
the Corner of a Wall made by Ezckiel Brown & Moses Moulton, then about North East to the 
Corner of the above named three acre piece. Also a piece of pasture Land adjoining the other 
Lands Containing about five acres be the same more or Less, and is the same land that the said 
Ezekiel Brown & Moses Moulton fenced in with stone Wall near the Spring and Running to the 
Road, and on the Road to the four and one half Road piece aforenamed. Also one half of the 
hundred acre Lot adjoining Jonathan M. Ambrose, with one half of the improvements, it Being 
the farm land I purchased of Whipple and Haven ; also one half of my Upper pasture adjoining 
Doctor Moses & Winthrop Bennetts Land, Containing about fifty acres — & is the farm Land I 
Bought of Jonathan Moulton Esq. All the aforenamed Lands and Buildings The said Thomas 
Shannon is not Come into possession of, nor have any income from the farm, till after his mothers 
Decease. I also give unto my son Thomas one Quarter part of the money Due to me on Note 
Account Mortgage etc. Also one Yoke of Oxen Two Cows Six Sheep one pair of Iron bound 
Cart Wheels, being the smallest pair. One Ox Yoke Bows & Irons three Chains and one plow. 

Fourthly. To my son Nathaniel Vaughan Shannon 1 give and Bequeath forever, subject 
to the aforenamed reservation, all the Farm 1 bought of Joseph Ayers Containing one hundred ic 
fifteen acres with the Buildings thereon standing, — as by his Deed to me, except about Ten 
acres Bequeathed to my son Thomas. Also the Lot of Land Below the man [main] Farm, 
so-called, that I purchased of John Hale Esq — Containing one hundred & thirty five acres, — as 
by his deed to me Dated February 9, 1793, — Adjoining Land of Jacob Moulton to the North- 
west & Maj Hoit Southeast — and Southerly on the School Lot in the first Division. Also one 
half of the Lot of Land adjoining Land of Jonathan M. Ambrose Containing one hundred acres 
more or Less Lying in Common with the half hundred acre Lot I gave to my son Thomas, 
Which I purchased of Whipple & Haven. Also one half of my upper pasture. Containing Fifty 
Acres more or Less, Adjoining Lands of Doct Morse and Winthrop Bennett. Also one half of 
my cider House & Mill & privalege of Improving the same for making Cider. Also my Grist 
Mill & privalege after his mothers decease. All my part or one third of the saw mill & priva- 
lege. Also one quarter part of all monies, whether Notes Accounts Bonds or Mortgages &c. 
Also all my stocks of Cattle Sheep Horses and all my Farming Utensils not hereinbefore dis- 
posed of. 

Fifthly. I give to my Grand Son Jonathan Wiggin forever subject To the aforesaid Reser- 
vation about Ten Acres of Land, being the same 1 have given his mother the Improvement during 
her Life. Also about Twenty five Acres of Wood Land, the same I have given his Mother the 
Income of During her Life. Also sixty seven Acres of Wood and Timber Land South of 
Watsons Mills, Lying in Common with land set off as part of the Dower of Abigail Wiggin & 
Land of William S. Skinner, and was Drawn to Jonathan Wiggin and marked on the proprietors 
plan of said Town & Deeded to me by said Wiggin as Two thirds of the Common Right of 
Joseph Palmer. Also I give unto my Grand Son Jonathan Wiggin, one quarter part of my 
money at Interest, after the decease of his mother. And in case the said Jonathan Wiggin die 
without heir or Heirs, then the legacies given him arc to [be] equally divided between my sons 
Thomas and Nathaniel. 



126 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Sixthly. I give and Bcqviciuh to my Sister Mary Shannon, for and during her natural 
Life, a good and Comfortable support in mv Mantion House, both as to food and Raimenl, to be 
supplied her by my Executors. 

To my Sons Thomas & Nathaniel & Grandson Jonathan Wiggin I give & Bequeath forever 
all mv Lands not hereinbefore disposed of, recominending to my Executors to sell my Lands in 
Wakefield Tamworth & Indian Claims, and the proceeds to be equally divided Between the said 
Thomas Nathaniel & Jonathan. 

I nominate Constitute and Appoint my wife Mary Shannon, my sons Thomas Shannon & 
Nathaniel Vaughan Shannon, Executors of this my Last Will and Testament, hereby Revoking 
and Annulling all former Wills by me made. 

In Testiinonv Whereof I the said Nathaniel Shannon, have to this my Last Will and Tes- 
tament Set my Hand and Seal the Twenty third Day of May in the Year of our Lord one 
thousand eight hundred and eighteen. 

Nath'- Shannon [seal] 

Signed sealed published and declared by the said Nathaniel Shannon to be his last Will & 
Testament signed in the presence of us and of each other and in his presence and at his Request 

as Witnesses of this Instrument. 

Edw" Sise 
Dan"- Waldron 
Benj* Boardman 



To the Hon. Daniel C. Atkinson Esquire, Judge of the Probate of Wills, &c., in and for 
the County of Strafford, in the State of New Hampshire. 

Shews the petition of Nathaniel V. Shannon of Moultonborough in the County of Strafford, 
That Nathaniel Shannon late of Moultonborough in the said County of Strafford, deceased, at 
Moultonborough in said County, made his last Will and testament in writing by him duly exe- 
cuted, and therein and thereby, after sundry devises therein named, appointed your petitioner 
and Mary Shannon & Thomas Shannon joint executors thereof, and afterwards, to Wit at 
Moultonborough aforesaid the said Nathaniel Shannon died July 27''' 1826, leaving his Widow 
Mary Shannon & Thomas Shannon, Abigail Hoit & myself his children — heirs. 

And your petitioner further shews that he has now present one of the subscribing Witnesses 
to the execution of said last Will and testament. 

Wherefore your petitioner prays that the said instrument may be duly proved, approved 
and allowed as the last Will and testament of the said Nathaniel Shannon, and he be permitted 
to give bond as aforesaid and he as bound will pray &c. 

Aug 24''' 1826. N. y. Shannon. 

A true copy Attest. 

William W. Martin, 

Register. 



FOURTH GENERATION 127 

STRAFFORD SS. y At the Court of Probate for the County ofStratFord, in the State 
of New Hampshire, holden at Sanbornton in said County on the 24"' dav ot August Anno 
Domini 1826. 

The foregoing instrument purporting [to be] the last Will of Nathaniel Shannon, late of 
Moultonborough, in said County, deceased, having been presented for probate in common form 
by Nathaniel V. Shannon, one of the Executors therein named. It appears to me, the Judge of 
Probate for said County, by the testimony of Benjamin Boardman, one of the Witnesses whose 
name is to the said instrument subscribed, that at the time of the execution thereof the said 
deceased was more than twenty one years of age and of sane mind, that he did sign, seal and 
publish the same as his last Will, and that the said Benjamin Boardman, with Edward Sise and 
Daniel Waldron, attested and subscribed the same together as Witnesses to the execution thereof 
in the presence of the said Devisor, I do Therefore Decree that the said instrument be, and it is 
hereby proved, approved and allowed, as the last Will of the said Devisor. 

Daniel C, Atkinson, 

Judge of Probate. 



Knozv All Men By These Presents, That We Thomas Shannon of Pittsfield in the County 
of Merrimack, Physician, Nathaniel V. Shannon of Moultonborough County of Strafford, and 
Samuel Emerson of Sandwich in said County, Attorney at Law, and Ezekiel Hoit of Moulton- 
borough in said County Esquire, in the County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire, are 
holden and stand firmly bound and obliged unto the Judge of Probate for the County of Strafford 
in the full sum of twenty thousand Dollars, to be paid to the said Judge : To the true payment 
whereof we bind ourselves and our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly and severally 
firmly by the Presents. Sealed with our Seals, Dated the Twenty fifth day of August in the 
year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and Twenty six. 

The condition of the above obligation is such, That if the above bounden Thomas Shannon 
and Nathaniel V. Shannon, who are appointed Executors ot the last Will and testament of 
Nathaniel Shannon late of Moultonborough in the County of Strafford and State aforesaid Esquire, 
deceased, testate, do make and cause to be made, a true and perfect inventory of all and singular 
the estate of the said deceased, which has or shall come to the hands, possession or knowledge 
of the said Executors, or in the hands and possession of any other person or persons for said 
Executors, and the same so made, do exhibit, or cause to be exhibited into the Registry of the 
Court of Probate for the County of Strafford aforesaid within three months next ensuing, and the 
same estate and all other the estate of said deceased, at the time of the death of said deceased, 
which at any time hereafter shall come to the hands, possession or know'ledge of the said Execu- 
tors or unto the hands or possession of any other person or persons for said Executors, do Well 
and truly administer accordingly to law and the Will of said deceased ; and further do make, or 
cause to be made, a just and true account of said Administration upon oath, within one year next 
following, and all the rest and residue of the said estate, which shall be found remaining upon 
the account of said Executors (the same being first examined and allowed by the Judge of Probate 



128 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

for the Countv of Straftbrd) shall deliver and pav unto such person or persons, respectively, as 
the [udgc bv his decree or sentence pursuant to law shall limit and appoint : Then the before 
written obligation to be void and of none effect, or else to abide and remain in full force and 
virtue. 

^ Witnesses 
William Butler to the sig- Thomas Shannon [Seal] 

> natures of 
John Mason Thomas Shannon & N. V. Shannon [Seal] 

J N. V. Shannon 

,, ,. ^ to the sig- Samuel Emerson rSeall 

Mich Kimball ,• '- ■* 

[natures of 

,, ,. 1 fS. Emerson & Ezekiel Hoit fSeall 

Caleb Morse r l- i • i u ■ 
■' J hzekiel Hoit 

A true copy Attest 

William W. Martin, 

Register. 



State of New Hampshire. 

STRAFFORD SS. The Honourable D. C. Atkinson Esquire, Judge of the Probate of 
Wills, &c., for the County of Strafford. 

To a// unto whom the Presents shall come. Greeting : 

Know ye, that upon examination before me at Sanbornton in said County, this day, it 
appears the personal estate of Nathaniel Shannon late of Moultonborough deceased, in the hands 
of Thomas Shannon and Nathaniel V. Shannon Executors is not sufficient to pay the debts and 
demands due from said estate. Wherefore license is hereby granted to the said Executors to sell 
at public auction so much of the real estate that was of the said Nathaniel Shannon as will be 
sufficient to raise the sum of eight hundred dollars, to pay and discharge the said debts and 
demands with incidental charges. And the said Executors are hereby authorized to execute a 
valid conveyance of all the right and demand of the said Nathaniel Shannon in and unto the said 
real estate at the time of his decease, to the purchaser, and they are directed to render an account 
of the money which shall be raised thereby, how it has been applied, as the laws directs. 

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the Court of Probate 
for said County, the 6''' day of Dec' in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
twenty seven. 

Daniel C. Atkinson, 

Judge of Probate. 

We, Thomas Shannon & Nathaniel V. Shannon, do solemnly swear, that in disposing of 
the estate of Nathaniel Shannon late deceased, or such part thereof as we have license to sell, we 
will use our best judgment in fixing on the time and place of sale, and will exert our utmost 
endeavors that the same shall be sold in such manner as will be of the greatest advantage to the 
heirs of said estate, and that without any sinister or selfish views whatever. 



FOURTH GENERATION 



129 



STRAFFORD SS. Dec' 6"'', A. D. 1827. Then personally appeared the above named 
Thomas & Nath Shannon and took the foregoing oath as prescribed by law before me. 

Daniel C. Atkinson, 

Justice of the Peace. 



Recorded agreeably to the original — Examined bv 



James Bartlett, 

Register. 



State of New Hampshire. 
STRAFFORD SS. The Judge of Probate for said County of Strafford : 

To Samuel Emerson of Sandwich and Moses Moulton and Benning M. Bean of Moulton- 
borough, Esquires, Greeting : 

You are hereby authorized to take an inventory of the estate of Nathaniel Shannon late of 
Mouitonborough Esquire deceased, who lately died testate to be shewn unto you by Thomas 
Shannon and Nathaniel V. Shannon Executors of the Will of said deceased, and to make a just 
and impartial appraisement thereof according to the best of your judgment, and to return the 
same under your hands unto the Registry of the Court of Probate for said County, upon oath 
to your fidelity herein, within three months next ensuing, together with this warrant. Dated 
Sanbornton the 26"'' day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and 
twenty six. 

Daniel C. Atkinson, 

Judge of Probate. 



Inventory of the Real & Personal Estate that was of Hon. Nathaniel Shannon late of 
Mouitonborough in said County of Strafford deceased Testate, as shewn us by Thomas Shannon 

& Nathaniel V. Shannon Executors to the last Will & Testament of the said Nathaniel. 



REAL ESTATE. 

Jacob Glines Farm Sally Q Marsh lot about 85 acres 
One undivided half of Moffitt lot adjoining Glines Farm 
Humphrey Hodgdon farm about 32 acres 
John Garland farm (pt A. Coffin lot) about Szyi acres 
Peter Garland farm (pt A. Coffin lot) about 62!/^ acres 
yi Grist Mill & Privileges at M. Borough Falls 
50 acres of land pasture & wood near Doct Morses 
One undivided half of 2 2 acres out of David Adams farm & 
reversion Sophia Hoits Dower in a part of said farm 



850.00 
50.00 
100.00 
I 50.00 
I 50.00 
250.00 
500.00 

88.00 



130 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



23 acres of mowing & orcharding purchased of A. F. Brown . . 230.00 
5314 acres T. P. Mouhon farm ...... 425.00 

150 Acres more or less of Tuftonboro Une Wild land . . . 800.00 

Grist Mill & i^ of privilege on Mill brook . . . . . i7 5-oo 

1 3 of Saw Mill privilege on Mill brook . . . . . 15.00 

2 lots of Wild land in Masonian claim Com land . . . . 75-00 

No 52'' Range 3 Divi-sion Ossipee Mountains .... 40.00 

No 77"" Range 3 Division Ossipee Mountains .... 40.00 

24 Acres l^ cider mill & house pt Maj Hoit Farm . . . 360.00 
Nath V. Shannon farm without betterments on buildings purchased 

of Jos Avers except 10 acres devised to T. Shannon . . . 1050.00 

100 Acres Wood & pasture land purchased ot Whipple . . . 575.00 

100 Acres Wood & pasture land John Hale lot . . . . 400.00 
Homestead farm & buildings 55 acres including piece by Thorns 

store & 10 acres out of Ay er farm ..... 1600.00 

$7923.00 



PERSONAL ESTATE. 



One horse $50 One 2 yr old Colt §15.00 

One pr 3 yr old steers §35 Lovett Cow gi i-oo 

Red Cow $12.00 White faced cow $9.00 

White bellied Cow $9.00 Kind 3 yr old heifer §10.00 

Yearling Bull $5.00 One pr Steers S4-oo 

One heifer calf §2.00 1 5 sheep $22. 50 

10 lambs §12.50 3 swine wintered over §40.00 

2 last spring pigs 220"' §8.80 4 hives ot bees §16.00 . 



65.00 
46.00 
21.00 
19.00 
9.00 
24.50 
52.50 
24.80 

§261 .80 



y^ of 1 acre of potatoes on Glines farm about i 50 bushels 

^ of 2 14 acres of corn on Glines farm in all 60 bush 

i^ of I ^ acres of buckwheat on Glines farms 8 bush 

y^, of wheat in barn on Glines farm i o bush 

y^ of Rye in barn on Glines farm 4 bush 

y^ hay on mow 8 tons . 

y of hay on scaffold 4 tons 

J^ of hay in field y, ton 

y of corn fodder in field 

y^ of apples 250 bush . 

Clover hay in J. W. Richardson barn 

hav on homestead in barn i z tons 



I 2. 50 

20.00 

2.00 

5.50 

1.34 

28.00 

20.00 

2.50 

VOO 

10.00 

4.50 

96.00 



FOURTH GENERATION 



131 



Wheat on homestead in barn i 2 bush 

Rye on homestead in barn 10 bush 

Oats on homestead in barn ^^ bush 

Potatoes in field I i^ acres zoo bush 

Corn in field and garret new 2 acres 60 bush 

Corn fodder in corn field 

Apples in corn field 400 bush . 

Old corn I bush go. 7 5 old wheat 2 bush gz. 



CARRIAGES & FARMING UTENSILS 



I chaise & harness $50.00 z sleighs & harness $12.00 

3 old saddles $7.00 One side saddle $7.00 z Bridles Ji.oo 

Cart wheels & irons & cart $7.00 Cart irons $7.00 

1 Crow bar zj* z.50 1 crow bar 15'^ 1.50 
3 draft & hooked chains $5.10 One ring chain $1.70 

2 old cross cut saws $1.00 One wood saw 0.75 
2 grindstone monks, one grindstone & frame 
2 augers & 1 chissel go. 7 5 4 old scythes 0.50 3 dung forks $ 
I square $0.10 Old iron whoopes & old iron gi.oo 

I spade $1.00 One barn shovel $0.50 One old sieve 0.25 

1 axe $0.50 2 old hoes $0.50 I pr iron fetters 0.75 

2 sleds §0.50 I iron tooth harrow 1.75 i frame for harness o 
I plough & irons $2.00 I pr plough irons $5.00 
I pr old cart wheels & irons $2.50 I pitch fork o.zo 
I half hogshead & bucket of Herds grass chaff 



75 



>5 


00 


6 


70 


I 


50 


33 


30 


40 


00 


7 


00 


15 


00 


3-43 



S327.Z7 

6z.oo 
I 5.00 
14.00 
4.00 
6.80 

'•75 
1.50 

3-25 
1. 10 

'■75 
'■75 
3.00 
7.00 
2.70 
1.25 

$126.8; 



One large family bible $4.00 One large vol of Our Money 0.50 . 4-5° 

25 Volumes of bound books ....... 4-5° 

lot of pamphlets ........ 0.50 



HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & ARTICLES IN HOUSE. 



40 pr buckles $1 .00 One brass clock & case §28.00 
3 looking glasses $2.00 Desk & book case $5.30 
5 tables ....... 



IN SOUTH EAST ROOM. 



One bed, beding, bedstead & change of beding 
6 back chairs $1.00 One rocking chair gi.oo 
I clothes brush Jo. 20 Crockery & glass ware j 



$9.50 



29.00 
7-30 

2. 00 



15.50 
2.00 
3.20 



132 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 

6 silver tea spoons S4. 50 3 silver table spoons S^.oo 
I silver pepper $4.00 i pr silver sugar tongs $2.50 
5 silver tea spoons gi.50 2 ink stands So-'.° 
I case bottles $o.;o i cannister §0.10 2 servers $0.30 

1 sand box go. 06 i pr andirons §0.25 one caster 0.50 

2 razor strap leather hand case & brush 
I cork screw $0.10 snuffers & tray $0.10 one chair $0.50 

IN SOUTH WEST ROOM. 

I large stand §0.50 12 dining chairs $7.50 
I case with drawers $2.00 one trunk §0.20 

IN NORTH WEST ROOM. 

Crockery & glass ware $1.00 Scales & weights $0.50 
fruit dish go. 20 large tea cannister $0.50 Tin $0.10 
Large chair go. 10 iron & two flat irons $0.50 i pr 
brass candle sticks §1.00 . 

IN KITCHEN BED ROOM. 

One bed beding bedsted & change of beding 

Gun $2.00 2 woolen wheels gi.oo 2 linen wheels S3. 00 

Quilt wheel . 2 5 swifts o. 10 pr woolen cord $0.20 

IN SOUTH EAST CHAMBER. 

1 bed, beding bedstead and bed hangins & change of beding 
Chest of drawers go. 50 Armed chair §0.25 blue chest go. 50 
Swords & pr speers go. 10 Rag carpet $3.50 

IN BED ROOM CHAMBER. 

One bed, beding, bedsted, cord and change of beding 

9 pr spare sheets gS.oo 7 pr spare pillow cases gl. 17 

7 table clothes g6.oo 9 knapkins gi.50 9 woolen 
blankets gil.25 

10 Spare quilts g 2 1. 00 2 spare coverlids g4. 00 . 

IN SOUTH WEST CHAMBER. 

2 Stands go. 10 1 bed, bedsted, beding & 2 change beding g 10.00 
I cheese safe g 2. 00 l clothes basket go. 25 26"' Wool gio.40 

IN KITCHEN CHAMBER St GARRET. 

1 bed, bedsted and coverlid .....; 
One loom, harnesses, reeds, working bars, shuttles & squills 

2 pr part bags gi.oo meal chest & tread troughs go. 50 
2 meal bags go. 50 baskets go. 2 5 dry casks go. 7 5 

Measures gl.oo ....... 



10.50 

6.50 

1.60 

.90 

.81 

•75 
.70 



8.00 
2.20 



1.50 
.80 



1.60 



10.00 

6.00 

•55 



20.00 
1.25 
3.60 



10.00 
9.17 

18.75 
25.00 



10. 10 
12.65 

6.00 
6.00 
1.50 

2. 50 



FOURTH GENERATION 



133 



3 Sieves So. 34 2 Stoves 50.25 one harness $0.10 
Chests & corks . ...... 

2 sides upper leather l i4 Calfskin sH'*" *°'^ leather . 

3 covers & whip $0. 50 ..... 

IN SCULLERY. 

1 large kettle 1 brass kettle 3 importers 2 pots I spitlet ] 

2 tea kettles grid iron toast iron 2 small kettles j 

1 frying pan & flesh fork — tin ware in scullerv cellar & dairy 
Cheese brass whoops & basket .... 
tubs pails wooden ware in scullery and dairy 

2 churns & 2 Milk Pails $1.25 brown earthen ware go. 7 5 

1 pr Steelyards $0.50 Pewter plates & Basins $7.00 
Earthern & tin ware in kitchen .... 
13 Cider hogsheads g I 3.00 lyi hogsheads cider 4.50 

3 Meat barrels & meat §4. 50 dry corks & barrels i.oo 

2 Soap tubs partly filled with soap .... 
Kitchen fire shovel & tongs & used irons 

I pr bellows $0.10 12 kitchen chairs J 1.50 



Wearing apparel of deceased 



.69 

50 

9.00 

.50 



9.00 

4-75 
1.00 
1.80 
2.00 
7.50 
1.50 
[7.50 
5.50 
5.00 
2.00 
1.60 



307-77 
43.20 



NOTES. 

Note signed by John Brown of Tuftonborough Dated May 12-1826 

§10.00 int 
Note signed by Enoch True Dated Apl 10-1824 S9-°° '"' 
Note signed by Enoch True Dated Apl 10-1824 Sio.oo int 
Note signed by Enoch True Dated Apl 10-1824 § 10.00 int 
Note signed by Caleb Morse Dated May 24-1823 §4.80 int 
Note signed by Wm. L. Horn Dated May 7-1822 8.50 ^ 
Endor May 3-1826 6.00 \ 
Note signed by John Hartford Dated July 21-1825 7-5° 
Note signed by Timothy B. Moulton Dated June 29-1826 3.00) 

Endor July 4-1826 0.30 J 
Note signed by Moses Moulton Dated Aug 28-1824 2.00 
Note signed by Benning M. Bean Dated July 18-1820 10.23 
Endorse June 18-1821 1.00 
" Jan 1-1824 10.00 
Note signed by Simon Smith Dated Dec 21 — 1821 20.00 int 
Note signed by William B. Havford Dated Jan 18-1823 1.50 int 
Note signed by William B. Hayford Dated Jan 18-1823 19.00 int 
Note signed by WiUiam B. Havford Dated Jan 18-1823 19.00 int 
Note signed by Jacob Green Dated June 1-1826 135.00 int 



10.18 
10.31 
I 1.70 
11.70 
5-73 
2.50 

7.50 
2.70 



.62 

20.00 

1.50 

19.00 

19.00 

135.00 



134 



THK SHANNON FAMILY 

Note signed by Jai'ob CJreen D.ued June 1-1826 4.76 int 
Note signed hv Jonathan Ricluirdson Dated June 13-1825 50.00 int ] 
Endor Jan 1826 5.00 j 

Note signed by Henry C True Dated Jan 18-1825 15.00 
Note signed by Henry C. True Dated Feb 18-1822 7.60 
Note signed by Simon Moulton Dated Mch 14-1823 50.00 | 
Endors Feb 15-1825 10.00) 
Note signed bv John Forrest Dated Dec 4-1822 2.88 
Note signed by Henry Copp Dated Dec 18-1921 2.44 
Note signed bv Moses B. Moulton Dated June 21-1823 5.00 int 
Note signed by James Sanborn Dated Aug 13-1823 i 1.73 int 
Note signed by Joseph Prince Dated Mch 29-1820 52.00 int 
Note signed by |ohn M. Penniman Dated July 3-1826 510.00 int 
Note signed by Ezekiel Hoyt Dated Jan 9-1822 27.88 int 
Note signed by William Hull Dated Aug 23-1823 16.78 int . 
Note signed by Benj Clark Dated Aug 26-1820 1.20 int 
Note signed by Nathaniel Glines Dated Mch 27-1817 29.41 int 
Note signed bv Nathl Emery Dated Jan 31-1815 6.00 int 
Note signed bv Bcnj Morse Dated Dec 1-1809 16.26 int ) 
Endorse Dec 22-1809 13.80 ) 
Note signed bv David Preston Dated Nov 5-1808 25.00") 
Endorse Sep 20-1817 '■•39) 
Note signed by Simon Moulton Dated Nov 4-1808 2.15 
Claim against Estate of Nath Milliken Apl 3-18 16 12.52 14 



4.76 
45.00 

1 5.00 

7.60 

40.00 

2.88 

2.44 
5.00 

»«-73 
2.00 

10.00 

27.88 

16.78 
1 .20 

29.41 
6.00 
2.46 

13.6. 
2.15 

$517.86)4 



Moultonborough Oct 7''' 1826 
The \\'ithin and above is a true faithful and impartial inventory of the real & personal 
Estate that was of Nathaniel Shannon Esquire late of said Moultonborough deceased testate as 
shown to us by Thomas Shannon ^^- Nathaniel \'. Shannon Executors of the last will & testa- 
ment of the said Testator 

. Samuel Emerson ) 
MosES Moulton \- Appraisers 



Benning M. Bean ) 



Strafford SS October 7"- 1826 

Then personally appearing the above named Samuel Emerson Moses Moulton & Benning 
M. Bean & severally made solemn oath that they have faithfully & impartially appraised the 
Estate of Nathaniel Shannon above named as shewn to them by Thomas Shannon & Nathaniel 
V. Shannon E.xecutors to the last \\'\\\ k Testament of the said Nathaniel deceased .according to 
their best skill and judgment 



Ezekiel Hoit 



FOURTH GENERATION 



135 



Strafford SS 

Then personally appearing Thomas Shannon & Nathaniel V. Shannon Executors above 
named & severally made solemn oath that they have shewn to Samuel Emerson, Moses Moulton 
& Benning M. Bean appraisers above named, all the Estate there was of Nathaniel Shannon 
Esquire late of Moultonborough in said County deceased that has come to their possession or 
knowledge And if any other Estate shall come to their knowledge they will shew the same to 

said appraisers that the same may be appraised 

Before me 

Jere" Shaw Jus Peace. 



Amount of Real Estate 

Amount of Stock . . . ■ 

Amount of Produce 

Amount of Carriages & Farming Utensils 
Library . . . • • 

Amount of Household Furniture & Articles in h 
Amount of Wearing Apparel of deceased 
Amount of Notes . . . • 



Additional real estate 



J7923.00 



261.80 


327.27 


126.85 


9.50 


307-77 


43.20 


517.861^ 


$1594.251^ 


$95i7-25>^ 


200.00 



$97'7.25>^ 

Oct 7'" 1826 Then we appraised a certain piece or parcel of land shewn by Thomas 

Shannon & Nathaniel V. Shannon Executors to the last Will & Testament of the said Nathaniel 
Shannon deceased Testate as the estate of Nathaniel Shannon deceased according to our best 
skill & judgment 

To Wit 20 acres of land more or less adjoining Israel Gilmans farm & red Hill Kiver 

J- Appraisers 



Moses Moulton 
Benning M. Bean 



,, fl: J SS Moultonborough Oct 7th 1826 

Then personally appearing Moses Moulton and Benning M. Bean above named & severaUy 
made solemn oath that thev had faithfully & impartially appraised the foregoing pieces or parcels of 
land shewn to them as the Estate of Nathaniel Shannon deceased by Thomas Shannon & 
Nathaniel V. Shannon Executors to the last Will & Testament of the said Nathaniel deceased 
according to their best skill & judgment 

Before me 
A true copy Attest E^^'^-^'- ""'^ J"^' ^'''' 

William W. Martin, 

Register. 



136 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

As already stated Nathaniel Shannon died at Moultonboro 
July 27, 1826; and Mary, his widow, died at the same place 
July 27, 1834. 

Children of Nathaniel and Mary : 

60. Abigail [182], b. December 4, 1781. 

61. Thomas [184], b. December 25, 1783. 

62. Nathaniel Vaughan [193], b. July 9, 1790. 



FIFTH GENERATION 137 



FIFTH GENERATION 



63. MARGARET SHANNON^ [22], (Nathaniel^, Na- 
thaniel-^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Nathaniel and 
Ann (Card) Shannon, was born at Portsmouth, N. H., in 1763, 
and was baptised at North Parish (Congregational) Church, 
February 27, 1763; was married September 27, 1780, to John 
Nelson, ot Portsmouth, N. H.; a sailmaker by occupation, and 
residing in Portsmouth, where he died September 26, 1809, 
aged 51. She died at the same place November 15, 18 14, aged 

51- 

Children of John and Margaret Nelson : 

64. John, b. 1781 ; by occupation a sailmaker; m., ist., Mary 

Pitman, who died July 25, 1814; m., 2nd, widow 
Hannah (Pitman) Barnard, sister of his first wife. Re- 
sided in Portsmouth, N. H., where he died April 4, 
1 82 1, aged 40 years. 
Children of John and Mary Nelson : 
i. Mary Seawards, b. October 9, 1800; m. January i, 

182T, Nathaniel Loud; d. 1865. 
ii. Samuel, bapt. (Episcopal Church) April 24, i8oj, 
when 10 months old. He also became a sail- 
maker, and died unmarried in ffoston. 
iii. Ann Elizabeth, bapt. (Episcopal Church) September 
23, 1 804; m. George Mecum, a jeweler of 
Boston, 
iv. Caroline ; died unmarried. 
Child of John and Hannah Nelson : 
V. William Gardner, b. June 20, 1819. 

65. Nancy; m. October 11, 1802, Robert Harrington, a 

mariner, who died in early life. She afterwards married 
a Mr. Danielson. 



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THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 



66. Betsy, b. 1788; died of yellow fever September 7, 1798, 

aged 10 years. 

67. A child, d. February 1790. 

68. Margaret, b. 1794; d August 20, 1816, unmarried. 

69. A child; d. September, 1797. 

70. Nathaniel Shannon, bapt. (Kpiscopal Church) October 27, 

1799; a sailmaker. Resided in Portsmouth, N. H., 
where he died June 21, 1846, unmarried, aged 47 years. 



71. NATHANIEL SHANNON^ [23], (Nathaniel+, Na- 
thaniel', Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel and Ann 
(Card) Shannon, was hovn in Portsmouth, N. H., 1764; was 
baptised April 21, 1765. He married Ann Elizabeth Peverly, 
who was born in Portsmouth, N. H., 1764. 



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Mr. Shannon was a farmer and resided in Portsmouth, N. H., 
until the year 1796, when he removed to Barnstead, N. H., 
and froni thence shortly after to Gilmanton, N. H., an ad- 
jacent town, where he died P'ebruary 15, 1826, aged 62 years. 
His \\ife survived him, and continued to live in that town 
until her decease, P'ebruary 9, 1850, aged 86 years. 

Children of Nathaniel and Ann : 

72. Nathaniel [199], b. 1784. 

73. George [208], b. October 4, 1786. 

74. Nancy [218], b. June 7, 1789. 

75. John Sherburne [229], b. 1791. 

76. Samuel [235], b. iVIay 15, 1793. 

77. Kiiza [243], b. 1799. 

78. Margaret Nelson [248], b. October 13, 1801. 

79. William Cogswell, b. April 26, 1805; married, ist, 1829, 

Maria M. Smith, who died February i, 1850, aged 42. 
Married, 2nd, Nancy Lamprey. He died about 1893. 

80. Klsie Jane [254], b. July 15, t8o8. 



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81. ELIZABETH SHANNON5 [28], (NathanieH, Na- 
thanieP, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Nathaniel and 
Elizabeth (Kitson) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., 
November 24, 1787. She was twice married; first, 1804, to 
Jonathan Morrison, of Rochester, N. H.; second, 1823, to 
Capt. Edmund James, of Hampton, N. H. She died at Exeter, 
N. H., March 9, 1855. 

Children of Jonathan and Elizabeth Morrison: 

82. Sarah, b. in Rochester, N. H., August 23, 1806; m. Capt. 

John H. Perkins, of Rochester, N. H. She died at 
Exeter, N. H., August 15, 1872. 

83. Eliza Dennett, b. in Rochester, N. H., January 20, 1808; 

in 1890 was residing at Exeter, N. H., unmarried. 

84. John Shannon, b. in Rochester, N. H., April 11, 1810; d. 

November 11, 1835, ^^ New Orleans, La., unmarried. 

85. Harriet Jane, b. in Rochester, N. H., August 19, 1812; 

m. David Perkins, of Pittsfield, N. H., where she died 
in April, i 836. 

86. George Shannon, b. in Rochester, N. H., September 7, 

1 815; died at Little Rock, Ark., May 7, 1880. He 
married Martha Spoots, of Louisville, Ky., who sur- 
vived him. He was a planter at Little Rock, and for 
several years prior to his decease the officiating Justice of 
that city. 

87. Mary Ann, b. in Portsmouth, N. H., October 11, 1817; 

m., January 22, 1851, Thomas Hendee Hickey, of 
Portsmouth, N. H., who died at Bostonr, Mass., June 
12, 1858. In 1890 she was residing at Exeter, N. H. 



88. JOHN SHANNON'' [29], (Nathaniel^, NathanieP, 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Kitson) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., June 10, 1790. He 
was a farmer and resided in Portsmouth, N. H., upon the estate 
which had belonged to his family for several generations. 



[40 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Under the town and city government of Portsmouth he 
held various offices, which he filled with credit and ability. 

He died at his residence August i i, 1868. 

The following obituary notice was published in the Ports- 
mouth "Journal" of August 15, 1868: 

"Died in this city on Tuesday morning, August nth, Mr. 
John Shannon, aged 78 years, closing a long life of useful labor, 
cheerfully and honestly performed, with a severe illness borne with 
patience, resignation and christian hope." 

He married Sarah Vincent, of Newington, N. H., who was 
born July 18, 1790. She died November 17, 1869. 
Children of John and Sarah : 



89 
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92, 

93 
94 

95 
96 

97 
98 

99 



Margaret [262], b. January 6, 1812. 

George, b. September 8, 18 13; d. July 5, 181 5. 

William [264], b. July 26, 1815. 

Jane, b. April 12, 1817 ; d. January 22, 1818. 

Daniel Fillmore [273], b. November 3, 1818. 

John [279], b. February 12, 1821. 

George Dennett [286], b. September 26, 1823. 

Sarah Jane, b. April 18, 1825 ; d. August 21, i 84O. 

Charles Augustus [291], b. November 19, 1827. 

Oliver [298], b. June 29, 1831. 

Thomas Kitson [302], b. November 2, 1833. 



100. GEORGE SHANNON^ [30], (Nathaniel^, Nathan- 
ieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth 
( Kitson j Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., December 
18, 1791. He was a carpenter by trade and resided in Ports- 
mouth, N. H. On December 26, 1816, he married Eliza Trott 
Darling, who was born May 10, 1795, the daughter of Robert 
and Dinishea Darling, of Portsmouth, N. H. He died at his 
residence June 4, 1846. His widow died at Portsmouth August 
29, 1888, aged 93 years. 



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FIFIH CiKNKRA TKJN 141 

Children of Cieorge and I'liza: 
loi. F-llen Hall [.306], b. March 29, 1817. 

102. Ann Elizabeth [310], b. June 7, 1822. 

103. Frances Jane [312], b. October 14, 1825. 

104. Sarah Kli/.abeth [314], b. August 5, 1827. 

105. Mary Ann Darling, b. September 10, 1828; d. September 

I 2, I H46, unmarried. 

106. George Henry [320], b. March 23, 1831. 

107. Robert William [325], b. November 1, 1835. 



108. RLIZAHP:TH shannon^ [37], (Richard Cutts4, 
Cutts^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Richard C'utts and 
lOlizaheth (Ruggles) Shannon, was horn in Mollis, N. H., fune 
12, 1776. She married lienjamin Swallow Tucker, a farmer of 
Brookline, N. H., where she died April 14, 1833. 

Children of Benjamin and I'Jixalieth Tucker: 

109. I'.liza Shannon; m. l^aomi Chamberlain, of Mason Village, 

N. H., where she died in the year 1863. 

110. Lucrctia Carter; m. Daniel Hills, of Townsend, Mass. 

She died in i 870. 

111. James Noble, b. May 20, 181 i ; m. Rosella Jewell. He 

died January, i 88 i . 

112. Benjamin Ruggles, b. August, 1813; m. I'auiina I''. York. 

Resided in Townsend, Mass., where he died November 
12, 1882. She died February 5, 1851, aged 45 years. 

113. Mary Ann, b. July 15, 18 14; m. Winsl/jw Ames, of 

Pepperell, Mass. 

114. Martha Yeaton, b. 1816; m. Asa Webber, of Mason 

Village, N. H., where she died February 26, 1869. 

115. Joseph Cutts, I). (October 17, 181 8; m. Mary H. Camp- 

bell, of Mason Village, N. H. He died May 10, 1876. 
She died (Jctober 18, 1886, aged 63 years. 
Children of Joseph and Mary Tucker: 
i. Fdward Campbell, 
ii. James H. Shannon; a merchant, who in 1890 



142 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

was residing at Brookline, N. H. He was chosen 
a Member of the New Hampshire Legislature in 
1887. 
iii. Mary Elizabeth; died unmarried. 



116. MARY ANN SHANNON? [38], (Richard Cutts+, 
Cutts-^ Nathaniel, Nathaniel' ), daughter of Richard Cutts and 
Elizabeth (Ruggles) Shannon, was born in Hollis, N. H., August 
17, 1778. She married '/ebulon Wiggin, who was born in 
Boston, Mass. He served three years in the Armv of the United 
States during the War ot 1812; and was afterwards a merchant 
residing at Moultonboro Corner, N. H. 

She died February 4, 18 12. He died in Missouri some 
years after her decease. 

Children of Zebulon and Mary Wiggin : 
1 17. Eliza, d. in infancy. 

118. Sophia Shannon, b. January, 1802; d. at Portland, Me., 

unmarried. 

119. Elizabeth Shannon, b. January 17, 1804; m. October 2, 

1825, William Hill, of Portsmouth, N. H., who was 

born February 1 1, 1783, and died at Portsmouth, N. H., 

February 22, 1849. She died, his widow, at Danvers, 

Mass., May 22, 1876. 

Children of William and Elizabeth Hill: 
i. Ann Elizabeth, b, July 14, 1826; m. William B. 
Symmes, a merchant of New York City. 

ii. Samuel, b. June 2j, 1828; d. at Portsmouth, N. 
H., September, 1849. 

iii. Edward Livingston, b. October 15, 1832; m. Sarah 
G. M. Blanchard. He became a lawyer, and in 
1890 was residing at Danvers, Mass. He served 
in the Forty-fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Vol- 
unteers, during the Civil War. 



FIFTH (JKNERATION 143 

iv. Frederick Augustus, b. May i, 1^35. He was a 
merchant, unmarried, and in i 890 was residing in 
Chicago, 111. 

V. Herman Blenhim Harris, h. February 3, 1837; m. 
Constance Faulk. He became a merchant, and 
in 1890 was residing in Chicago, 111. 

vi. Francis, b. March 31, 1840. He served in the 
United States Army during the Civil War; and 
died in San Francisco, Cal., August 8, 1873. 

120. Richard; d. in infancy. 

121. Abigail Shannon, b. May, 1808; m. William B. Ryan. 

In 1890 they were residing in Chicago, 111. Their 
daughter Adeline was a noted singer. 

122. Mary Ann Shannon, b. January 2, 18 10; m. February 7, 

1839, Nathan B. Folsom. In 1890 they were residing 
in Chicago, 111. 

123. ABIGAIL SHANNON^ [39J, (Richard Cutts+, 
Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of Richard Cutts and 
Elizabeth (Ruggles) Shannon, was born in Hollis, N. H., October 
21, 1780. She married, July 30, 18 10, Capt. Henry Prescott, 
who was born September 17, 1768, the son of Henry and Mary 
Prescott, of Newcastle, N. H. Capt. Prescott commanded a 
ship in the merchant service for many years, and died in Pep- 
perell, Mass., February, i 846. She died in Louisville, Ky., April 
12, 1859. 

Children of Henry and Abigail Prescott : 
124. Mary Elizabeth Shannon, b. August 30, 181 i ; m. Feb- 
ruary 13, 1834, Major Felix Aushart (his second wife), 
of the United States Army. He was the son of Col. 
Louis* and Catherine Aushart, of Dracut, Mass., and 

* Col. Louis Aushart was a native of France, where he received a collegiate 
education, and entered the French army at the age of fourteen as lieutenant of 
artillery. He came to America in the year 1776, and was immediately appointed 



144 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

resided for a time in New London, Conn. He was 
appointed, July 2, i 812, 2d Lieutenant, Third Regiment, 
U. S. Artillery; promoted ist Lieutenant, October, i 813; 
was distinguished in the defense of Fort Oswego, May 
5, 1 8 14; promoted to Captain, Third Artillery, Novem- 
ber, 1 8 19. Brevetted Major, November 28, 18 19. 
Resigned his commission August 31, 1836, and retired 
to civil life. He died January, 1874. 

125. Benjamin, b. 1812; d. February, 1819. 

126. James Noble, b. September 8, 18 14. He was a ship cap- 

tain in the East India trade, and was supposed to have 
been captured and murdered by pirates, as he had on 
board his vessel large sums ot money. 

127. Henry Way, b. January 20, t8i6; m. November 3, 1839, 

Mary Jane Menduni; b. July 9, 18 19. He resided in 
New York City, from which place he removed to New 
Providence, Union Co., N. J., where he became engaged 
in agriculture. 

128. Sophia Shannon, b. September 3, 1817; m. October 4, 

1844, Gustavus Churchill, of Boston, Mass., the son of 
Lemuel and Elizabeth (Sumner) Churchill. He was 
drowned in Boston harbor, Julv 16, 1879. 

129. JOHN LANGDON SHANNON^ [40], (Richard 
Cutts+, Cutts-^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of Richard Cutts 
and EUzaheth (Ruggles) Shannon, was born in HolHs, N. H., 
July 4, 178'?. He married January, 1810, Sarah Frost Hhint, 



colonel of artillery and inspector-general of the founderies located in Massachu- 
setts for the casting of cannon for the armies of the Revolution, an art which he 
understood to perfection. 

He was Aide-de-Camp to Major-General John Sulli\an in the Rhode Island 
Campaign of 1778, and continued in the militar\- service until the close of the 
Revolution, when he purchased a farm in Dracut, Mass., which he made his resi- 
dence. He married Catherine Whimbie, of Boston, and died at his residence May 
28, 1804, aged 62. 



FIFTH GENERATION 

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the daughter of William and Elizabeth (March) Blunt, of New- 
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John Langdon Shannon in early life was in the mercantile 
business at Portsmouth, N. H.. but afterwards became the officer 
of a merchant vessel in the West Indie trade. He perished at 
sea, his vessel being lost with all on board while on the voyage 
from Halifax, N. S., to Antiqua about September i8, 181H 
His widow died at Boston, Mass., July 26, 1835, aged 52 years. 
Children of John Langdon and Sarah : 
130. Abba March, b. October 13,1810; d. January 1 9, i 895. 
131- Mary Harriet [328], b. October 22, 1812. 
132. Elizabeth, b. July 9, 1815; m. George Holdbrook, of 
Boston, Mass. She died in August, 1877. 
Children of George and Elizabeth H ol brook : 

i. Sarah Elizabeth, b. October 15, 1837; m. John 

Flanders. 
II. Frances Louisa, b. September 17, 1840; d. Nov- 
ember I, 1840. 
iii. Helen Louisa, b. November 15, 1842; d. January 

6, 1843. 
IV. Maria Louisa, b. April 17, 1844. 
V. Mary Shannon, b. April 17, 1 844 ; d. May 29, 
1 844. 

VI. James Shannon, b. December 31, 1846 ; m. Jennie 

Standish. 
vii. Georgie, b. August 31, 1848; m. Thomas Smer- 

don ; d. 1900. 
viii. Charles Edward, b. September 7, 1851; d. Janu- 
ary 9, 1852. 
ix. Mary Shannon, b. April 22, 1854; d. Septem- 
ber 29, 1869. 



146 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

X. Charles Tyler, b. March, 1857; d. 
133. John Langdon, b. August i, 1819; died at Charlestown, 

Mass., March ji, 1H55, unmarried. 
1-54. James Noble, b. December 31, 1820; d. November 10, 

1836, at New London, Conn. 



135. JAMES NOBLE SHANNON5 [42], (Richard Cutts+, 
Cutts^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of Richard Cutts and Eliza- 
beth (Ruggles) Shannon, was born in Hollis, N. H., June 8, 
1788. When about ten years of age he was adopted by his uncle 
James Noble Shannon, of Parrsborough, Province of Nova Scotia, 
for whom he was named, and by whom he was educated for the 
mercantile profession. Subsequently became established in busi- 




JAMES NOBLE AND NANCY (ALLISONI SHANNON 



ness at Halifax, N.S.; was long prominent in the military affairs 
of that Province, and commanded, with the rank of colonel, the 
Halifax Regiment of Militia. 



FIFTH GENERATION 147 

Mr. Shannon was twice married; first, at Horton, N. S., 
March 12, 181 i, to Nancy Allison, who was born in 1786, the 
daughter of William Allison, of Kings County, N. S., and died 
November 12, 1830. He married second, October 8, 1836, 
Seraphina Willoughby, of New York, who died suddenly April 
3, 1855, in the 58th year of her age. Mr. Shannon died at 
Halifax, N. S., January 7, 1857. 

The following account of James Noble Shannon was written 
by his son, the Hon. Samuel Leonard Shannon, Q. C, D. C. L.: 

Col. James Noble Shannon, second son of Richard Cutts Shan- 
non, was born June 8, 1788. I do not recollect hearing him say what 
was the place of his birth, but in the family it was generally supposed 
he was born in Portsmouth, N. H., — later intelligence, however, leads 
me to believe that he was born at Hollis, N. H. After his father 
removed to Portsmouth and resumed the practice of his profession, James 
Noble Shannon was sent to school there, and remained at school until he 
was ten years of age. He was named for his uncle James Noble Shannon, 
who then resided at Parrsborough, Nova Scotia, and was in good circum- 
stances, but childless. Owing to the latter cause he made overtures to 
his brother Richard Cutts to allow his nephew and namesake to come to 
Nova Scotia and he would adopt him. This was accepted, and James 
N. Shannon, Jr., at the age of 10 years, left Portsmouth in a coasting 
vessel bound for Halifax, where he arrived in due time. He speedily 
made his way to Horton, and thence to his uncle at Parrsborough, with 
whom he resided until he attained his majority. His uncle, who was a 
good scholar, carefully instructed him and two other boys, James Shannon 
Morse and Silas H. Crane, nephews of Mrs. Shannon, who also formed 
a part of this family at Parrsborough. When James N. Shannon, Jr., 
was old enough, his uncle took him and Silas H. Crane into his mercan- 
tile establishment as clerks at Parrsborough, while James S. Morse went 
back to his own home to study law. James N. Shannon, Jr., grew up as 
a merchant, very steady and attentive to business, and became the active 
business man for his uncle, who was then largely engaged in shipping and 
in adventures to the West Indies and United States. This routine was 
only broken once, and then under peculiar circumstances. An expedition 
against the Island of Martinique had been organized by the British Gov- 
ernment, and the command was given to Sir George Provost, the then 
Governor of Nova Scotia. The expedition — a successful one — left Hali- 
fax with the Governor, who took with him all the regular troops then in 



148 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

garrison in Halifax. To supply their place militia regiments were called 
for from the County, and among them a King's County regiment was 
organized under the command of Colonel Crane, with Major Samuel 
Leonard (my mother's uncle, and an old King's Officer, a captain in a 
Royal regiment during the Revolutionary War) as the major. James N. 
Shannon, Jr., obtained a commission as lieutenant in the regiment, and 
did duty in Halifax for several months. He was then 19 years of age, 
very tall — full six feet in height — and well proportioned, and was accounted 
a very efficient officer. On the return of the expedition to Halifax he 
resumed his occupation in Parrsborough. On attaining the age of twenty- 
one years he went into partnership with Silas H. Crane, at a thriving place 
not far from Parrsborough, under the auspices of his uncle. This was 
about the year 18 10. At that time Halifax was doing a most thriving 
trade; the war with France and the capture of the French West Indies 
had thrown the carrying trade to those islands largely into the hands of 
the Halifax merchants, who were becoming wealthy. Among them was a 
King's County man of the name of Starr, who found it necessary to have 
a junior partner, and looking around for a suitable person, heard of and 
secured James N. Shannon, Jr., who then removed to Halifax and engaged 
in business with Mr. Starr under the name of Starr & Shannon. They 
did a profitable mercantile business in Halifax until about the year 181 7, 
when the partnership was dissolved. In the year i 8 1 1 James N. Shannon, 
Jr., married Nancy Allison, daughter of William Allison, a farmer of 
King's County, and niece of Major Samuel Leonard's wife, who had 
adopted her and brought her up from a child. From that time until the 
time of his death James N. Shannon remained in Halifax engaged in busi- 
ness as a merchant, and occasionally visiting England and the United 
States. His last visit to England was on the occasion of the Great 
London Exhibition in 1851. 

Some time after leaving Mr. Starr he formed another partnership 
under the name of Shannon & Allison, and later on in life, and after Mr. 
Allison had retired, he took a nephew into business with him, and the 
firm was then known as J. B. Bennett & Co., which was the name of his 
business at the time of his death. 

During the greater part of his life he was fond of military matters, 
and had obtained a commission in a Halifax militia regiment, with which 
he continued until he rose to command it as colonel, when he retired. 

His first wife died in November, 1830. He married a second time, 
in 1836, a Miss Willoughby, of New York, who died in 1855, without 
issue. 

James Noble Shannon died at Halifax in January, A. D., 1857, in 
his 69th year, and was buried in Camp Hill Cemetery. 

Halifax, May 2, 1885. 



FIFTH GENERATION 149 

Inscriptions on the tombstones of the Shannons at Halifax, 



N. S. 



The following are in the old Wesleyan burying ground, — now the 
churchyard of Grafton Street Church : 



IN MEMORY OF 
MRS HARRIET MARSHALL 

WIFE OF 

THE REV. JOHN MARSHALL 

DIED APR. 1 MDCCCXXXIX 

AGED XLIII YEARS 



MOST DISCREET AND AFFECTIONATE AS 

A WIFE AND MOTHER 

AND PIOUSLY DEVOTED 

TO HER HEAVENLY LORD AND MASTER 

WHOM SHE LOVED AND SERVED 

SHE PROCURED FOR HERSELF 

THE DEAREST MEMORIAL 

IN THE LOVE AND ESTEEM OF HER FAMILY 

AND FRIENDS 

AND THOSE GRACES RECORDED ON HIGH 

WHICH SHALL LIVE FOREVER 



150 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 





IN MEMORY OF 






NANCY 






WIFE OF 




JAMES N. SHANNON 


ESQ. 


WHO 


DEPARTED THIS 

NOV 12 1830 
AGED 41 YEARS 


LIFE 



SACRED 

TO THE MEMORY OF 

WILLIAM A. SHANNON 

SON OF 

JAS. N. SHANNON 

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE* 



SACRED 

TO THE MEMORY OF 

ELIZABETH 

DAUGHTER OF 

J. N. SHANNON ESQ 

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE 

ON THE 20TH DAY OF DECEMBER 

1833 

AGED 21 YEARS 



SACRED TO 

THE MEMORY OF 

NANCY LEONARD 

THIRD DAUGHTER OF 

J. N. SHANNON 

WHO DIED ON THE 20TH 

DAY OF FEBY. 1844 

AGED 23 YEARS 



* The lower part of this stone was broken. I copy it as it now stands. 

E. G. S. 



FIFTH GFNFRATION 
The following are in the Camp Hill Cemetery 



151 



THIS TABLET 
IS ERECTED TO THE MEMORY 

OF 

JAMES NOBLE SHANNON ESQ 

AN OLD AND ESTEEMED 

MERCHANT OF THIS CITY 

WHO DIED JANY 7TH 1857 

IN THE 69TH YEAR OF HIS AGE 

ALSO 

TO THE MEMORY OF 

SERAPHINA 

HIS WIFE WHO DIED 

APRIL 3RD 1855 

AGED 58 YEARS 



TO 

SOPHIE 

DAUGHTER 

OF 

S. L. SHANNON ESQ 

WHO DIED 

MARCH 24, 1859 

AGED 2 YEARS 

ALSO 

LITTLE 

ERNEST* 



IN MEMORY 




OF 


HON. 


S L. SHANNON 


Q 


. C , DC. L. 


BORN 


1ST JUNE 1816 




DIED 


7TH 


JANUARY 1895 



IN MEMORY OF 

SOPHIE 

YOUNGEST DAUGHTER 

OF 

JAMES N. SHANNON ESQ. 

BORN OCT. 8. 1826. 

DIED SEPT. 19, 1852. 

IN PEACE. 



'Ernest only lived three days, — he was born in 1873. — E. G. S. 



152 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 




TOMBSTONES OF THE SHANNON FAMILY IN THE CAMP HILL CEMETERY, HALIFAX, N. S. 



KATE WINIFRED 

YOUNGEST 

DAUGHTER OF 

HON. S. L. SHANNON 

BORN 13 MARCH 1874 

DIED 8 MARCH 1895 



FIFTH GENERATION 153 

Children of James Noble and Nancy : 

136. Elizabeth, b. March 15, 181 2; d. December 20, 1833. 

137. William Allison, b. April 13, 1814; d. June 28, 1834. 




WILLIAM ALLISON SHANNON 



138. Samuel Leonard [335], b. June i, 1816. 

139. Mary Anna, b. February 28, 1818 ; d. June 9, 1835. 

140. Nancy Leonard, b. June 7, 1820; d. February 20, 1844. 

141. Sophia Harriet, b: October 8, i 826 ; d. September 19, 1852. 



142. HARRIET SHANNON? [44], (Richard Cutts+, 
Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of Richard Cutts and 
Elizabeth (Ruggles) Shannon, was born in 1796. She married 
in January, 1823, at Halifax, N. S., then her place of residence, 
the Rev. John Marshall, a Wesleyan missionary of Halifax, 
N. S., where they continued to reside. She died April i, 1839. 
He was born in Peterborough, North Hamptonshire, England, 
in 1786. In November, 1818, Mr. Marshall went to the West 



154 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Indies as a missionary, where he remained until 1821, afterwards 
settling in Nova Scotia. He married for his second wife Emily 
Mary, daughter of Captain Holland of the Royal Engineers, Town 
Mayor of Charlottetown, Prince Edwards Island. He died in 
Lunenburg, N. S., July 12, 1864, aged 78 years. She died in 
1873, ^g^d 73 years. 

Children of John and Harriet Marshall : 

143. A child; died In infancy. 

144. John, b. in Frederickton, N. B., August 14, 1825. He 

served as clerk of the Custom House at Halifax, N. S., 

for several years, and married, August 14, 1869, Emma 

Julia Rousselle. He died of paralysis November 2, 

1876. His widow was residing in Boston, Mass., in 

1890. 

Children of John and Emma Marshall: 

i. John K. 

ii. Frank, 
iii. Shannon, 
iv. Emma Harriet. 

145. James Noble Shannon, b. June 13, 1829, in Newport, N. 

S.; admitted to the bar of Nova Scotia in 1851 and com- 
menced practice at Liverpool, N. S.; was appointed Judge 
of the Court of Probate for his County, December 12, 
1870, and held the office of Queen's Counsel by appoint- 
ment of the Provincial Government. He was twice 
married; ist, July 2, 1856, to Adelaide Amelia, eldest 
daughter of William Edward Allison, of Cornwallis, N. 
S., who died April 20, 1859 ; and 2nd, October 22, 1863, 
to Augusta Louisa, youngest daughter of Stephen Mack, 
of Mill Village, N. S. He died April 18, 1898. 
Children of James and Adelaide Marshall : 

i. Anne Allison, b, April 2, 1857; m. December 26, 

1882, Frank C. Simson, a druggist of Halifax, 

N.S. 

Child of Frank and Anne Simson : 
Robert Bordon, b. May 24, 1884. 



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FIFTH GENERATION 155 

ii. John Shannon, b. April 10, 1858. 
iii. William Edward, b. April i, 1859; admitted to 
the bar of Nova Scotia, January 20, 1881 ; m. 
December 27, 1883, Margaret Jane Bingny, 
third daughter of Archibald John Campbell, of 
Liverpool, N. S. 

Child of William and Margaret Marshall: 
Harold Archibald Allison, b. March, 1885. 
Children of James and Augusta Marshall: 
iv. Harriet Augusta, b. October 31, 1864. 
V. Stephen Mack, b. January 2, 1866. 
vi. Emily Mary, b. November 30, 1867. 
vii. Henry Daniel, b. June 7, 1870. 
viii. Bessie Sophia, b. August 14, 1872. 
ix. Clara Victoria, b. August 13, 1873. 
X. Henrietta Maria, b. March 26, 1875. 
xi. James Noble Shannon, b. March 23, 1878. 



146. RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON' [48], (Thomas^, 
Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of Captain Thomas and 
Lillias (Watson) Shannon, was born in Dover, N. H., August 10, 
1773. After completing his preparatory studies he entered Har- 
vard University, and was graduated with the class of 1795. As 
evidence of his superior scholarship, it may be noted that he 
became a member of Phi Beta Kappa.* Immediately after leav- 
ing college he entered upon the study of medicine' and surgery, 
which he zealouslv pursued for three years ; — and when the 



* Richard Cutts Shannon, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H., thus writes about his 
nephew and namesake, under date of May 3, 1 794 : 

" Our brother Thomas has a son of my name who is at Cambridge 
College, and will take his degree in one year from next commencement. He is a 
likely, sober young man, a good scholar, and makes great proficiency in learning, 
and is about twenty or twenty-one years old." 



156 THE SHANNON FAMH^Y 

prospect of a war with France became threatening he offered his 
services and was appointed by President Adams, January i, 1799, 
Surgeon's Mate (equivalent to the present rank of Assistant Sur- 
geon) in the United States Navy. Subsequently he was pro- 
moted to the full rank, ot Surgeon, his commission bearing the 
date of October 8, 1799. The war cloud having passed, he 
resigned from the Navy October 14, 1800, and took up his 
residence at Saco, Me., where he practiced his profession with 
great success until the time ot his decease. He became a 
fellow of the Massachusetts Medical Society in 1822, and was 
one ot the original trustees ot Thornton Academy.* 



* Hon. George A. Emery, of Saco, Me., in a paper read before the Maine 
Historical Societ}', in 1879, gives a most interesting account of the origin and 
development of " the old Thornton Academy," showing that Dr. Shannon was 
not onlv one of its founders, but that he contributed liberally (for those times) to 
establish it ; and at a critical period in its history again subscribed to the fund. 

An inquiry having been addressed to Mr. Emery regarding this matter, the 
following was his reply : 

Saco, Me., December 31, 1904. 
My Dear Colonel : 

Your grandfather Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, who was graduated from Harvard in 1795, 
studied medicine with Dr. Jacob Kittridge of Dover, New Hampshire ; became a surgeon in the 
Navy ; resigned and came to Saco, Maine, in i 800, and for nearly twenty-eight years was the 
principal physician of the town. 

He died suddenly April 26, 1828. 

Dr. Shannon was not only a good physician, but also a loyal citizen and active in all mat- 
ters tending to the public good, especially education. He was an incorporator and trustee of 
Thornton Academy, and was one of the largest contributors towards its endowment, and aided 
it with money and advice subsequently in times of need. 

The physician, like the old time minister, was beloved and honored by the whole town ; 
and Dr. Shannon's death especially was deeply felt by the entire community. 

" He bore without reproach the good old English name of gentleman." 
Yours sincerely, 

George A. Emery. 
Col. Richard C. Shannon, 

Brockport, New York. 



FIFTH GENERATION 157 

Dr. Shannon was twice married; first,* August 9, 1801, to 
Mary Tebbets, who was born in Rochester, N. H., January 12, 
1778, the daughter of Major Ebenezerf and Rebecca (Fisher) 
Tebbets, of Dover, N. H. 




DR. RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON 



Mrs. Shannon died in Saco, Me., August 11, 1821, aged 43. 

* Notice of this marriage was published in the " New Hampshire Gazette " of 
August 18, 1801. 

t V'ide Appendix IX. for some correspondence and memoranda regarding the 
civil and military career of Major Ebenezer Tebbets during our Revolutionary 
struggle. 

In 1774 he was chosen Member of the Committee of Correspondence for the 
town of Rochester, N. H., and served as Clerk of the Committee ; was elected 
delegate from Rochester to the Second Provincial Convention held at Exeter, N. H., 
in January, 1775; and was one of the signers of the "Association Test" in 1776, 
in which year he was also appointed Justice of the Peace and one of the Coroners 
for Strafford County. He was chosen Selectman in 1773, 1774, I777i 1778, 1781 
and I 783. He was First Lieutenant in Captain Daniel Place's Company on Seavey's 
Island in 1775, and was chosen by vote of the Provincial Congress, November 15, 
1775, to be Second Major of Col. Stephen Evans' regiment of militia, which took 
part in the expedition to Rhode Island in 1778. — R. C. S. 



158 'IHK SHANNON FAMII-Y 

The followinii, ohituarv was piihlishc'cl in the " Recorder" of 
Hoston, Ottohcr 6, 1S21: 

"Died in Saco, Me., August 11, 1821, Mrs. Mary Shannon, 
wife of Dr. R. C. Sliannoii, in the 44tli year of her age. As this 
person, both before and after her conversion, was known to a con- 
siilerable number who are readers of the Recorder, it will no doubt 
atiord them some gratification to see a notice of her christian walk 
anil the circumstances of her death. I'houghall christians, where- 
ever found, resemble each other in the essentials of religion, yet 
we discover some variety in their character arising from their 
natural disposition, their early education, or their particular situ- 
ation in life. Mrs. Shannon was not so happy, in her younger 
years, as to hear inculcateii those truths, which at her conversion 
she embraced ami afterwards maintained till her death. The sub- 
lime truths of the (iospel, accompanied by the special influence of 
the I loly Spirit, gained a complete triumph over all her early 
jirejudices, and transformed her soul. 

It is rare to find a person so distinguished for evenness 
of temper. She was never elated, nor much depressed. When 
she rejoiceil it was with moderation. She seemed to be sensible, 
that the fairest morning may be succeeiled by the most tempestu- 
ous day. I<"rei|uently called to pass through scenes of affliction, she 
always, on such occasions, ap[ieared calm and collected. She never 
lost the command of herself, but in the midst of trials could with 
perfect composure perform the duties of life. She never boasted 
of extraordinary flights or of rapturous feelings. Her passions 
were under such perfect regulation as not to lead into those errors, 
which, when tliscovered, occasion melancholy or dis|iondency. 
The uniformity and quietness of her disposition securetl to her the 
ajiprobation anil friendship of all who knew her. Not a voice, it 
is believed, was ever raised against her. As she was modest and 
unassuming, none envied her on account of anything she possessed, 
but her happy disposition. Many were her friends, but it is not 
known that she had an enemy. She was universally esteemed in 
life, and her death was no less lamented. I'hough sound in the 
faith, she was never known to indulge in any disputes about ortho- 
doxy. 'I'o live religion and to walk in the covenant seemed to be 
her aim. Her religion appeared as well at home as abroad. It 
shone at her fireside — in her kitchen — in her parlor — in her neigh- 
borhood — in the social circle, at the family altar — at every place 
where her christian companions were accustomed to meet for prayer, 
and at the house of God. During her last sickness, she indulged 



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'59 



the hope of recovery till a few hours before her death. When she 
understood that she must die, she was not at ail agitated An 
unusual solemnity appeared in her countenance, but she was not 
dismayed. With perfect composure she took leave of her husband 
her children, and the members of the family, and bid a final adieu' 
to the world. Such was the manner of her life and such the cir- 
cumstances of her death, that no one who knew her, entertain it 
IS believed, a doubt that she is happy. Such persons are orna- 
ments in the church and society while they live, and their death 
gives lustre to the religion they profess. Could a church be found 
consisting of such persons, sinners could not rest so securely in 
their unbelief. But there are too many whose piety is doubtfull 
and who do more by the irregularity of their life to impede the 
progress of religion than many eminent christians can do to promote 
It. n the life and death of Mrs. Shannon we have a view of the 
excellency and power of that religion she possessed. Would any 
one die as she died they must live as she lived." 




THE SHANNON BURIAL GROUND AT 8ACO, ME. 



i6o THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The following is an extract from a letter written by Mrs. 
Mary Barker Jennison, in 1871, to Col. R. C. 8hannon, giving 
some account of her mother and the Tebbets family : 

Winchester, N. H., May 18, 1871. 
My own mother was a rare specimen of mildness, 
love, and true Christianity, beloved by all. 1 remember her looks 
distinctly. She had black eyes, one a very little cross-eyed. 
None of my mother's family are living, — there were nine children. 
Three only married, — my mother. Aunt Susan Coffin, and Uncle 
Charles. We are the only descendants. Uncle Charles married 
Catherin Willet of Boston; was a merchant in Portland. He had 
consumption and went South ; died on his wav home at New York 
in 1822,* aged 35. He left a little boy, but he soon died. I 
presume you have heard of Aunt Coffin. Spent several years in 
Norfolk, Virginia, but her last in Saco. He was captain of a 
steamboat and lived in affluence in Norfolk ; but I suppose she 
supported them both by teaching a small school while in Saco. 
Moses lived and died South. He died September 12, 1828, aged 
36. Caroline and Rebecca died of consumption at mv father's, 
and lie near my mother. Samuel and Ebenezer and Abigail died 
years ago. My grandfather, Ebenezer Tebbets, married Rebecca 
Fisher at Needham, February 27, 1777. My mother was the 

* In December, 1897, ^ received from my cousin Mrs. Anna A. McClaran, of 
Marshall, Tex., a most interesting family relic in the shape of an old leather wallet, 
with the following inscription stamped in plain gilt letters on the side: 

Charles Tebbets, Castine 18 10. 

This wallet had been sent to Mrs. McClaran, together with a pair of old-fashioned 
sugar tongs and a pair of silver shoe-buckles ; and in the wallet was found the 
following memorandum : 

"These buttons and buckles belonged to my first husband's father Ebenezer Tebbets, 
and the old-fashioned sugar tongs — all of which I wish Abigail Locke's children to have. 

Catherine Allen." 
The wallet also contained two certificates of bank stock, Mr. Tebbets' appointment 
as Deputy Marshal of the District of Maine in 1815 and 1819, and an original 
letter written from New York City, June, 1822, giving a full account of his last 
sickness and death ; also a " Record of births, marriages and deaths " in his father's 
family, wholly in the handwriting of Mr. Tebbets. ^'ide Appendix IX. for copies 
of these interesting documents. — R. C. S. 



FIFTH GENERATION i6i 

oldest child. I often see the name in our papers. A Dr. Tebbets 
resides in Manchester, in this State, — a cousin of my mother, — 
formerly lived in Rochester, N. H. I wish I knew about the 
family, but I do not. 

In January, 1822, Dr. Shannon remarried, taking as his wife 

widow Mary Buckminster, of Saco, Me., who survived him. 

Dr. Shannon died on the 26th of April, 1828, the following 

obituary appearing in the " Recorder " of Boston, Mass., at the 

time : 

In Saco, April 26, 1828, Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, aged fifty- 
five years. The death of this much-lamented man was occasioned 
by a paralytic shock, which he received but five days before his 
decease, while in the discharge of his duties to the sick, whom he 
never neglected, even when in want of that relief which it was ever 
his desire to afford others. Dr. S. was a native of Dover, was a 
graduate of Cambridge College, commenced and pursued for a 
considerable time his profession as a surgeon in United States 
Navy. After relinquishing this employment he commenced the 
practice of physic in Saco, where he was employed in his profes- 
sion for nearly thirty years, and by his attention and skill gained 
extensive patronage. For the last twenty years of his life he was 
a professed follower of the Saviour, and in his whole deportment 
showed to all with whom he was connected that he was governed 
by the spirit and principles of the Gospel. During the last eight 
years of this time he maintained the office of Deacon in the First 
Church in Saco, and it may be truly said of him he used the office 
of a Deacon well, and in the minds of all with whom he was con- 
nected he purchased to himself a good degree. His piety as a 
Christian and his skill as a physician were such as could not fail 
to commend him to every man's confidence and esteem, and while 
by the latter he was qualified to alleviate the diseases of the bodies 
of men, by the former he was prepared to do good to their souls ; 
and when he had made his prescriptions to the sick, ever remem- 
bered that it was God who renders them salutary, and he never 
neglected to bear his patients in the arms of his supplication before 
the throne of grace for God's blessing upon them. As a Christian 
he was ardently devoted to the cause of his Master. To all 
the benevolent operations of the present day his heart was always 
open to contribute of his substance as the Lord had prospered him. 
In every relation in life he was beloved and respected. As a hus- 



i62 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

band, father, friend, and Christian, his loss is deeply lamented. 
As a physician he withheld no sacrifice, and never shrunk from any 
labor when the welfare of his patients called for his assistance. In 
all his devotions he was ardent and interesting. In the prayer- 
meeting and the conference-room his voice was always heard, unless 
prevented by ill-health or the duties of his profession, and listened 
to with satisfaction and delight. In him not only his family but 
the Church sustains a loss, and a loss which, in many respects, can 
never be made up ; but while his death is deeply lamented by all 
who knew him they have a permanent source of consolation in 
their affliction, for God himself has declared : Blessed are the dead 
who die in the Lord, for they rest from their labors and their 
works do follow them. 

The original o± the following most interesting letter giving 

an account of the last sickness, death and funeral of Dr. Shannon, 

is in the possession of Mrs. A. A. McClaran, of Marshall, Tex., 

whose father was the writer, and who had personal reasons, as 

the reader will note, for being specially interested in the sad 

events he so well portrays : 

Saco, April 30, 1828. 
Dear Father and Mother : 

Not having heard from you for some time, I take this opportunity 
of addressing you and enquiring of your welfare. Are you in health and 
do you enjoy the smiles of the Saviour's countainance, or is the reverse 
the case ? Of the last blessing it is particularly important that we have a 
full assurance, the instability of all earthly enjoyments, hourly and momen- 
tarily, remind us that this earth is not our abiding place. 

It falls to my lot at this time, to relate to you an event that has 
covered my cheeks with tears, and filled my breast with sorrow, and shed 
gloom and melancholy over my whole soul. It became my painful duty 
yesterday to mingle with a mournful family, to perform the last sad duties 
to the remains of departed worth. 

It was that of committing the remains of the late Dr. Richard C. 
Shannon to the house appointed for all living. He died Saturday the 
26th inst. of a shock of the numb palsy, of which he was taken on Tues- 
day morning, the 22nd. He lay the whole time speechless, and the most 
of the time senseless, he never spoke, nor signified anything by motion, 
more than open his eyes once in a few hours, and cast a wishful look, and 
in a few instances seemed to know people, by pressing the hand, and a 
motion of the head. I was with him, more or less, every day until the 



FIFTH GENERATION 163 

last, which was painful in the extreme. He left a family of six children, 
with an uncomfortable stepmother. Their own mother died August, 182 i. 
You may find an obituary notice in the Recorder, October 6th, 1821. 

Dr. Shannon was all that is valuable in a husband, father, friend and 
a christian, his christian virtues shown with uncommon luster, he was 
ardently engaged tor the good of his fellow creatures, took, an uncommon 
interest in social religious meetings. It had been evident for some time, 
that he was declining in consumption and when scarcely able to be about, 
his important place would be filled at meeting, he had been a professor 
about eighteen years and a deacon about six years. 

He was born at Dover, N. H. — graduated at Cambridge, studied his 
profession with Dr. Kittridge of Dover, and commenced practice here, 
and always has remained respected and beloved by all. His funeral pro- 
cession extended near half a mile two by two: ist, children of the town 
school, from one to two hundred ; 2nd, preceptor and students of the 
Academy; 3rd, Trustees of the Academy; 4th, Fire society; 5th, Free- 
masons ; 6th, corpse; 7th, friends; 8th, the church; and 9th, the con- 
gregation generally. 

The tolling of the church bell responded to by the Academy bell 
added solemnity to the scene. He was warden of the fire society, one of 
the trustees of the Academy, and one of the committee for common 
schools, beloved he lived, and lamented he died. For further particulars 
see letter to sister Nancy of the 27th. You will doubtless see an obituary 
notice in the Recorder. You will by this time ask why this particular 
interest on my part, in filial obedience, I answer: the natural consequence 
ot a person of my age in celibacy, is to be recommended to young ladies, 
and have them recommended in return, and it was from the selection of 
half a dozen worthies that I have made my choice, and Miss Abigail 
Shannon, the eldest daughter of the deceased, is the object of it. She 
possessed that warm attachment in my breast that no one ever did before. 
I read her a line from sister Cynthia penned upon a certain notice wishing 
me to tell Nancy or herself all about her, her reply wa^, do not speak 
much in my praise lest they should be disappointed, but justice to her and 
myself forbids I should speak in any other way. It is not a presumptious 
choice, but has occupied more than six months prayerful meditation, I 
made my first proposition to her after conversing with her dear father the 
3rd of March, he being the bearer of the communication. 

In about a week I received an affirmative answer, and the attachment 
then existing has ever since been reciprocally increasing. Her education 
she received at the academy in Saco, except spending six months in Port- 
land, which was superior. She is now instructing the school I wished 
Cynthia to take, she is twenty two years of age, of an elegant form, fair 
features, blooming cheeks, dark hair, black eyes, of rather delicate consti- 



164 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



tution, and above all devoutly pious, and possesses a remarkable fine, 
amiable disposition. I think she possesses all those qualities which shine 
in a lady and are calculated to make an agreeable companion. Last year 
she spent with an aunt in Norfolk, Vir., and has visited Boston, New 
York, Philadelphia, Washington & Richmond. She has an aunt in New 
York. And now dear parents with your consent and blessing we shall be 
united in September next if nothing in Providence prevents. I wish to 
have this letter kept a profound secret until all is adjusted, not that I may 
expect to receive anything by way of marriage, as the Dr. was a very 
benevolent man and lived in good style, had an elegant situation, and his 
house well furnished. 

Write me soon all I may wish to know, and so adieu. 

Believe me your affectionate and dutiful son, 

Calvin Locke. 

P. S. Cynthia, write a few lines on the above death if you please, 
and likewise two verses for his tombstone. 

Brother Calvin. 



The following is the inscription on Dr. Shannon's tomb- 
stone, including the verses supposed to have been written by 
Cynthia Locke, in response to the request of her brother in the 
postscript of the foregoing letter : 



SACRED 

TO THE MEMORY OF 

RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON 

WHO DIED 

APRIL 20TH 1828 

AGED 54 YEARS 8 MONTHS 

AND 10 DAYS, 



WHILE MEMORY BRINGS EACH KINDLY VIRTUE NEAR 
THAT WARMED THE HEART NOW COLD AND LIFELESS HERE 
AND FRIENDSHIP MOURNS WITH DIM AND TEARFUL EYE 
FAITH SENDS ON HIGH A WONDERING GRATEFUL SONG 
THAT ONE SO FIT FOR HEAVEN WAS SPARED SO LONG. 



FIFTH GENERATION ,5^ 

The following extracts are taken from letters written in i 871 
by Mrs. Mary Barker Jennison to her nephew Col R C 
Shannon, then in Brazil, giving personal recollections and impres- 
sions of her father, Dr. Richard C. Shannon. 

Winchester, N. H., May 6, 1871. 
• • . He was indeed a noble man. My impressions and 
remembrances of him are exceedingly pleasant. ^ cam ot"h nkof 
h m without sheddmg tears. Such a useful life shortened by trouble 
and sorrow! After the death of my dear mother he was both 
father and mother to me; in all my then severe trials he wou d 
g.ve me sympathy. He was a man of kind and benevolenrfee 
.ngs, always ready to help the poor and needy, especially his poor 
.ck parents. I have often seen him fill his saddle bags with suCr 
tea, etc., when gomg to see a sick person. ^ ^ ' 

His chnstianitv was manifest in all his daily duties. He was 
faithful to the souls as well as the sick bodies of his patients 

In his morning secret devotions, the day of sickness, he was 
heard singing the beautiful hymn: " When I can read my tTtle 
clear to Mansions in the skies." He was a great singer veT/fond 
of music Your father resembles him, as to^his look^ and s ze I 
wonde^r he cannot tell you more about him, as he is oldTr ;han 

nf 'm'- ■ T^t ""^"ri^/' '^"Sust 9, 1801, Mary Tebbets, daughter 
of Major Tebbets, Merchant of Dover. He studied mediane 
' fu l' .^f'^^Pf^^ fhe office of surgeon (U. S. Navy) on account 
of III health, and was benefitted by the sea air . ^ . 

I . I J J , ^^y '8, 1871. 

u- u'l u \^°"^'"ded to send you the letter of my dear tlther 

et resed^L'lfv^r " ""^' ^° ^°"?- ^°"^ ^PP^^-" ---"-> 
expressed fully compensates me tor sending it. I now leave it in 

your safe keeping. I have no other letter%r wrfting of m^ dUr 
ot de;en?hrmTf ;E?rl'c;^ ''^^°'"^ or commifsion. \^ 
^ay know something of thl 'diploma. " She w^fatCriffe "S 

atthetime"^eh"°".t" "T^'- ''^^ ^^^ ^' '^-^ ^-c^ "^ 
at the time the household goods were appraised. ] .U^u 

r^LlZTT' "" '""T^-u ^^u' °'S^^ ^° ^-^ ^ha't diplom 
in tne family. Have you asked brother Samuel ? 

MNa'UwR 'r 1 " ^"" '' '°""'^ """''' ''^ ^'^"^h of Mary Barker 



annon (No. 356).— R. C. S. 



i66 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

My father's practice was extensive, and he could pass but little 
time with his family. He was much of the time in his medicine 
room, as we called it, — reading medical works. 

I can tell you nothing about his college or navy affairs. He 
must have had some interesting papers, and where are they ? . . . 

Dr. Thomas Shannon was a cousin to my father. ... I have 
the impression that my father studied with him. I may be 
mistaken.'^' 

A few years since my husband was deeply interested in 
searching out the genealogical account of his father's family. I 
said to him, after he was so perfectly successful and satisfied : " I do 
wish I could know more of the Shannons." At my request he 
wrote to Dr. Shannon of Moultonboro'. He promptly answered 
the letter. I will send it to you. . . . But we are all greatly 
indebted to our cousin T. H. McAllister, cousin Juliet Warner's 
husband. I think you called upon him before you went to S. A. 
At his request I sent him that letter (of Dr. Thomas Shannon), 
and by correspondence and earnest efforts he obtained interesting 
facts, and has succeeded in tracing out pretty exactly the genea- 
logical history of the Shannon family. He very kindly copied it 
off in a pretty blank book and sent it to me as a Christmas pres- 
ent. I wish you could see it, but I dare not send it by express. 
Money could not buy it. I assure you I place a high estimate 
upon it. 

My father was named for his uncle Richard Cutts Shannon, a 
lawyer of Portsmouth, N. H. 

The Cutts, Vaughans and Shannons were among the first settlers 
of Portsmouth, and the families intermarried. 

June 2, I 871. 

My mother died of quick consumption, as was the case with 
most of her brothers and sisters ; but her death was sudden to all. 
I was spending the Summer with Aunt Barker at Rochester ; was 
sent for ; but did not get home till she was buried. Her last words 
were "poor Mary Barker !" 

The ceremony (of marriage)f was performed by our pastor, Rev. 



* He studied with Dr. Jacob Kittridge of Dover, N. H. Dr. Thomas Shan- 
non was a medical student with Dr. Shannon. 

t This refers to Dr. Shannon's second marriage, which proved a very unhappy 
one for the Doctor and his children. 



FIFTH GENERATION 167 

Mr. Cogswell, at her house. Abigail and I were present. I was 
pleased, but she wept. I was only a little girl and thought it funny 
to go to a wedding. 

As to my father's sickness. On Tuesday in the morning, after 
breakfast and spending sometime in the parlor, which was his 
closet, and singing the hymn I spoke of, he went to visit Mr. 
Cogswell, our Minister, then sick with a fever ; soon after sitting 
down in his house, he said : 

" Oh, my head !" 

— the last words he ever spoke. 
He was immediately carried home; lived till Saturday. One half 
of him was paralyzed. He knew us, and would press our hands 
lovingly, but he could not speak, as half of his tongue was paralyzed. 
He was buried from the church. Our house was surely a Bochim. 
Old patients came weeping, telling how faithful he had been to 
them and their families. 

■> :i; * * :)! ^ 

The following are extracts from letters written by Mrs. 
Mary J. Libbey, of East Moultonboro, in 1871, to Col. R. C. 
Shannon in reply to a letter of inquiry addressed to her father. 
Dr. Thomas Shannon: 

June 25, 1871. 
. . . My father died July 6, 1864, aged 80 years, 6 months 
and 12 days. I am interested in having our ancestry traced up. 
My father studied medicine with Dr. Richard Shannon at Saco, 
Me. He probably would have known who your grandfather 
studied with.''' 

Capt. Thomas Shannon lived at Dover. Would that not be the 
place to search the records ? And, again, he married Lillias Watson. 
Her second husband was Jonathan Clark, of Northwood, N. H. 
From members of the Clark family you may get some information, 
if any be still living. 

Isaac W. Shannon resides at Salem, Mass., a grandson of Capt. 
Thomas Shannon. 

December 27, i 871. 
I received you letter in October. Have been examining father's 
papers. Also all of grandfather's. They are in possession of 

* Folsom's " History of Saco and Biddeford," p. 304, says that Dr. Shannon 
studied medicine with Dr. Jacob Kittridge, of Dover, N. H. 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Cousin John C. Wiggin. Cannot find the information you want. 
Found one letter from your grandfather to mine, and have sent it 
to you. Father was very particular about saving his letters. I 
wrote to my brother, Dr. Nathaniel Shannon, of Cape Elizabeth, 
Me. He sent to your brother or some of your connexions, instead 
of answering the question in my letter. 

My father, Dr. Thomas Shannon, wrote in the Recorder's Office 
in Dover when only 13 years old. Had to stand upon a stool to 
write. My father practiced in Wolfboro, N. H., in 1805, about 
a year. Went from Wolfboro to Gilmanton; and from there to 
Pittsfield, N. H., and practiced. . . . The papers I send I 
suppose will not be of any use to you. It is all I can find. I 
send grandfather Shannon's signature ; also that of his brothers, 
Richard Cutts and William; also father's; also that of John 
Langdon Shannon, the son of Richard Cutts Shannon, Esq., and 
hope they will be acceptable. If there is any more information 
you want I will do all that I possibly can do for you. Come and 
see me when you return from Brazil. 

My cousin, Jonathan C. Wiggin, says if you will write to the 
Navy Department you will get the information about your grand- 
father being a surgeon in the Navy, and the name of the vessel he 
was aboard. 

Please write to my brother at Cape Elizabeth, Me. Direct to 
Dr. Nathaniel Shannon, Portland, Me. He may have some of 
father's papers. 



Sly /fe^ss/V' — 



/^ 7 -^ 




FIFTH GENERATION 169 

April 16, 1872. 
I suppose I ought not to have sent your grandfather's 
letter to you. It was all I could find among his papers. Cousin 
John Wiggin sends it. Do not let that discourage your taste for 
genealogical pursuits. I think, we have got all of Cutts Shannon's 
descendants. All that is wanting is Nathaniel Shannon. He 
settled at Newington, N. H. I read the death of Dorothy Shannon 
in Fremont, Rockingham Co., N. H., this month, 91 years old. 
I suppose she is one of Nathaniel Shannon's descendants. 

Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon asked pay for boarding my father 
and horse. It was right he should do so. Grandfather was amply 
able to pay his bills. He kept a large stock of cattle. He milked 
fourteen cows. 1 do not consider it a begging letter.* Your 
grandfather wanted his just due. 

Physicians were very poorly paid in old times for their services. 
Indeed it was so with my father. He had as much business as he 
could do. He rode horse-back for years. In 1813 the spotted 
[fever] prevailed in Pittsfield where father lived. All the sleep 
he had for several weeks was on his horse-back. All he had for 
his services was a shilling a mile. It was slow to collect. Just so 
with your grandfather. He had practice, but very probably the 
pay was slow. Father had a great many patients coming to the 
house to see him. I suppose your grandfather had the same. 
Medicines were very high in those days. There was twice as much 
used as at the present day. 

I send you father's picture. It is a very good likeness. I think 
you will appreciate it. . . . 



* The following is the letter referred to : 

" Saco, March, 1805. 
" Dear Uncle : 

" Imperious necessity forces me to make one more call, hoping it will have the effect at 
present so much desired. I have patiently waited for a number of months past hopeing from the 
face of yoiu' last letter remittances would have been forwarded and thereby prevented the neces- 
sity of this unpleasant task. My family expenses are great, provisions of every kind very high, 
viz : hay; rent ; corn, wood, etc., etc. These articles cannot be obtained without money, and 
a good deal ot it. You may think as I do considerable business, money is plenty with me ; 
but it is not so. Your son will tell you a different story. I presume, therefore, you will not 
think me too presumptuous to ask for that which I can no longer do without. 

" With esteem and respect, I remain your affectionate kinsman, 

R. C. Shannon." 

«'N. Shannon, Esq. 



170 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The following are extracts from two letters written in 1871 
and 1872 by Mr. Thomas H. McAllister, of Brooklyn, N. Y., 
to Col. R. C. Shannon (then serving as Secretary of the United 
States Legation in Brazil), referring to Dr. R. C. Shannon and 
his sister, Mrs. Abigail Warner, and her children ; — also giving 
account of Mr. McAllister's visit to Saco and Portsmouth in i 865 : 

December 10, 1871. 
Your grandfather was the second and my wife's mother 
the tenth child of their parents, — a dift^erence of 17 years between 
them. When Dr. Shannon married Mrs. Warner was a child of 
10 or II years old. And when she married, he had already been 
the father of 7 children. I suppose it was owing to this disparity 
of age, and also to the fact of their residing at what was (before 
railroads existed) such a distance from each other, that there does 
not appear to have been much correspondence between them, and 
the family do not possess any letters of your grandfather. Prob- 
ably such letters as passed were on subjects of temporary interest, 
and, unfortunately, not preserved. 

Mrs. McAllister remembers your father's sojourn with her 
father after his return from his Mediterranean cruise. She was at 
that time a small child and remembers sitting on his knee enter- 
tained by his accounts of his marine experiences. 

Mr. and Mrs. Warner always spoke of your grandfather in the 
highest terms, and held his character up before their children as a 
fit model of all that was good. A man whose pure and undefiled 
religion was shown in acts of charity to the fatherless and widow, 
and in preserving himself unspotted from the world. 

" A man he was to all the country dear, 
And (I believe) passing rich on ^40 a year." 

I may probably aid you in the genealogy of your 
family. ... I have copied off from my memoranda a sketch 
of your ancestors back to the time of old Richard Cutts, which I 
enclose. 

In September, 1865, Mrs. McAllister and I met your father at 
Saco, the only opportunity we have had of visiting a region so full 
of family associations. On that occasion we stopped only for a 
few hours at Portsmouth to see if we could there pick up any items 
of family history, but our time was too short to accomplish much. 
In the North Burying Ground, we found the tomb of your name- 



FIFTH GENERATION 171 

sake R. C. S., the brother of your great-grandfather ; and in the 
" Old Point of Graves Burying Ground," the tombstone of Marga- 
ret Cutts Vaughan, who died in 1690. She was the great-grand- 
mother of your great-grandfather. The stone is flat, about 3x6 
feet. I tound it broken in two pieces, which were a few feet apart 
and over-grown with weeds, of which I collected a few leaves as 
keepsakes. 

This Point of Graves Burying Ground is in a wretched condi- 
tion, and in a few years will probably be obliterated. The family 
should remove this stone to some other ground, and see that it is 
preserved. The expense would be slight, and I know that all the 
descendants would gladly unite. It only needs some one to act. 

There are still in Portsmouth members of the Vaughan family, 
and I hope at some future day to make their acquaintance; for its 
possible that among their family papers may be some documents 
bearing upon the connection of the Vaughan and Cutts and 
Shannon families. 

In the will of Richard Cutt (died 1676) the 15th Clause reads: 

"• I give to the church of Portsmouth £10 to bie a 
piece of plate for the use of the church." 

I suppose this is the Episcopal Church ; and if I am ever in 
Portsmouth I intend to obtain a sight of this piece of plate, if it 
is in existence, and also examine the records of that church, if they 
are accessible. 

I am glad that you have an inclination for investigating the 
family history. It has been a pleasant recreation to me, and I 
hope sometime to see in print what I have collected of the history 
down to the generation of which my wife and your father are 
members. ... 

Aug'ust 21, 1872. 

. . . I am very glad that you have taken the trouble to 
ascertain from the Navy Department the exact status of your 
grandfather. My sister-in-law, Mrs. Elizabeth Warner, has always 
taken great interest in tracing out her ancestry, both on the Warner 
and the Shannon sides; and at her request her father, a few years 
before his death, wrote out a few of his recollections in regard to 
various members of the family, which I have now before me. 

Of your grandfather he briefly writes : " Dr. R. C. Shannon 
graduated from Harvard College; was Surgeon's Mate in the 
Frigate ' Boston.'" But it seems he was mistaken, as might readily 



172 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

happen, from the fact that Mr. Warner was not probably acquainted 
with your grandfather at the time he was serving in the Navy, and 
had no doubt received his information from Mrs. Warner, who 
was only a child of 9 years old when her brother was a Surgeon in 
the Navy, and no doubt remembered more distinctly his first 
appointment, as Mate, than his subsequent promotion to full rank 
of Surgeon. I am delighted that you have cleared up this point, 
and hope you will continue to investigate the earlier history of the 
family. 

I think the Vaughan family of Portsmouth, N. H., must have 
some old family bible or MS. records which might contain some 
account oi the Shannons. Papers of much interest to a family 
often become, by marriage, the possession of those who feel no 
particular interest in their contents. 

John Cutt, the President of New Hampshire (died 1681) left 
2 sons and 2 daughters. His brothers, Richard and Robert, had 
no sons. It is therefore probably that among the descendants of 
John Cutt (or Cutts) may be found some documents bearing on 
the early history of the Cutts family. 1 believe that some of his 
family are living in Washington, D. C. Mrs. Senator Douglass 
was a daughter ot James Madison Cutts. After the death 
of S. A. D. she married again. (Major Williams of the Adjutant- 
General's Department.) 

I believe, though I am not positive, that James M. Cutts was a 
son of Richard Cutts, who died in Washington April 7, 1845, 
aged 74; — graduated from Harvard 1790; Member of Congress 
1 801 to 181 J, having previously served two successive years 
as Member of the General Court of Massachusetts ; Superintend- 
ent General of Military Supplies 1813 and 1817; Second 
Comptroller of the Treasury 18 17 to 1829. I have an idea that 
he married a niece of Mrs. President Madison,— and I think the 
following must have been of the same family: 

Hon. Charles Cutts, died 1846, January 25th, in Fairfax Co., 
Virginia, aged 76, graduated Harvard 1789. Formerly a Senator in 
Congress, and subsequently Secretary of the Senate 14 years. — (See 
Ama. Almanac for 1 846-1 847.) 

The " Isles of Shoals " near Portsmouth were probably the first 
homes of the 3 Cutts brothers. Those Isles have now a fine repu- 
tation as a deHghtful sea-side resort. One of them. Star Island, 
has recently been sold for $50,000. On another Island, Apple- 
dore (named after an old town in Kent, England), is a hotel kept 
by the Messrs. Laighton, whose sister, Mrs. Celia Thaxter, is a 



FIFTH GENERATION 173 

well known writer for the Atlantic and other magazines. In some 
of her pieces I have seen allusions to events of "Olden Times," 
from which I have an impression that she has much information 
that would be of interest to you. And when you return home a 
visit to the Isles of Shoals will perhaps be both pleasant and 
profitable. 

When you write your father give our respects to him, 
and remind him that he has not yet sent us his photograph ; and 
let me add that Mrs. McA. particularly desires that your own 
likeness may be enclosed in your next letter. 

An inquiry having been addressed to the Navy Department 
regarding Dr. Shannon's service in the Navy, the following reply 
was received : 

NAVY DEPARTMENT. 
Bureau of Navigation and Office of Detail, |^ 
Washington, 15th October, 1872. ) 
Sir : 

In reply to your letter of the i8th December last, you are 
informed that the Records of the Department show that Richard 
C. Shannon was appointed a Surgeon's Mate in the Navy on the 
1st January, 1799, and ordered to the Schooner Scammell;* was 
promoted to a Surgeon on the 8th October, 1799, and that he 
resigned on the 14th October, iSoo.f 
By direction of the Secretary, 

Respectfully, 
Mr. Richard C. Shannon, Dan'l Ammen, 

United States Legation, Chief of Bureau. 

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 

* So named for Colonel Scammell, a distinguished New Hampshire officer in 
the Continental Army who fell at Yorktown. He " was the only college graduate 
among the high officers of the State, a man of culture and great promise, and only 
a dozen years out of college when he was killed in battle." (V^ide Sanborn's "New 
Hampshire," p. 231.) — R. C. S. 

t In spite of every effort we can learn no more of Dr. Shannon's service in the 
United States Navy. Even his commission, as surgeon, has now disappeared, as 
well as his diploma of graduation from Harvard College. 

It is said that the records of the Navy Department were destroyed when Wash- 
ington was captured by the British in 18 14. (Vide Drake's "Landmarks of Bos- 
ton," p. 182.)— R. C. S. 



174 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The following extract is taken from a letter written by Mr. 
Charles H. Granger, of Saco, Me., to Col. R. C. Shannon, and 
dated June 5, i 871 : 



First, I must avail myself of the memory of Mr. George Suther- 
land, former Town-Clerk of Saco, who lives near me, and who is 
seventy-eight years old. He tells me that he remembers when 
Dr. Shannon first came here to settle and to practise medicine. 
Mr. Sutherland was then seven years old, and the Dr. attended his 
mother during a sickness in 1801. He is positive on that point. 
He remembers the Dr.'s naval uniform — a blue coat with green 
cuffs and gilt buttons. The Orthodox Church, commonly called 
the " Old Jerusalem," was commenced in 1803 '^'^'^ finished in 
1805. Mr. Cogswell was ordained pastor, and soon after Dr. 
Shannon became deacon. Mr. Cogswell's ordination and installa- 
tion took place in 1809. 

So far Mr. Sutherland's remembrances. 

I think that I ought to be personally interested in Dr. Shannon, 
because he became our family physician at an early date ; and as I 
was born in 1 812, although I cannot affirm it, I think it most 
probable that he saw me before any one else did on my entrance 
into this " vale of tears." 

My personal recollection of your grandfather dates from about 
I 820. When I was about eight years of age, I first learned to skate. 
One day my feet flew out from under me, and my head met the 
ice, which, of course, proved the harder. 1 was carried home 
insensible, and Dr. Shannon was sent for. He came, and I lost a 
quantity of blood from my arm and the contents of my stomach. 
The practice of that day was to bleed and administer an emetic. 
So that the trouble in my head was relieved by phlebotomy. 

I remember very well seeing Dr. S. in the choir singing with 
my father and old " Squire " Gray. You resemble the Dr. in your 
features as I then knew him. 

The town school-house was at the corner of Middle and Ferry 
streets, and next the old house which was built by Dr. Shannon in 
1805. I used to see him almost every day. 

I had a rather unpleasant interview with him when about ten or 
eleven years old. The school was kept by an infernal tyrant called 
Old Brown. He used to practise all kinds of ingenious cruelties 
upon us boys. I intend to celebrate him all in good time. Some- 
how I fell into a habit of hem, hemming constantly. Brown was 



FIFTH GENERATION 175 

annoyed by it, and took a shrewd method of breaking it up. 
One day lie told me to " stop after school." After the other 
scholars were dismissed, he took me by the hand and told me I 
must go with him to see Dr. Shannon, who would give me some- 
thing to cure my cold. I remembered the bleeding and the emetic, 
and anticipated something this time worse than usual. 

Old Brown led me toward the house and to the front door with 
a stern and grave solemnity which had the desired effect upon me. 
The Dr.'s office was in the corner room at the left of the front 
door. I was led into this office, where I had never before been. 
Imagine my boyish apprehensions when I saw Dr. Shannon sitting 
at a table with a case of surgical instruments before him, and he 
looking very grave. I also glanced around the room and saw 
sundry mysterious things : bottles with hands and feet preserved 
in spirits, a skull on a shelf, strange-looking saws and tourniquets. 
I certainly thought my " time had come." 

Old Brown stated my case, and the Dr. asked me some ques- 
tions, and then with a twinkle in his eye, which I remember 
relieved my feelings very much, said : " Well, I think we will not 
give him any thing to-day, but if the trouble continues bring him 
in again and I will see what I can do for him." Upon this I was 
dismissed, and strange to say, from that day forward the habit of 
hemming was entirely cured. The whole scene was no doubt pre- 
arranged. I began to see through it shortly after, and the twinkle 
of the Dr.'s eye made a pleasant impression upon my memory. 

My play-ground being so near, I used frequently to be in the 
house yard and in the old barn, which long since disappeared. 
Of course I was a companion of your Uncle Samuel. There was 
another brother, William, who died soon after I first knew him. 
Your father I saw soon after his return from the voyage up the 
Mediterranean. A Turkish pipe with a long stem and a round 
amber mouth-piece brought home at that time was -photographed 
upon my memory. Your Aunt Mary I remember very well. 
There was also another sister, either younger or older, whom I 
cannot so distinctly recall. One or perhaps both these sisters 
were at Mrs. Martin's school in Portland. My sisters were there 
also, and the name ai " Mrs. Martin" was very familiar to my 
young ears. Your grandfather's letter brings it back to me again. 
He was right in his estimation of her abilities as a teacher. She 
taught deportment, and my sisters communicated many of her 
ideas to me. I am conscious of their effects at this day. 

Your grandfather married Mary Tebbets, one, I think, of three 
sisters. She was a very estimable woman. I cannot give you the 



176 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

date of the marriage, nor of her death. The Dr. afterward, on an 
unfortunate day, married a widow, a Mrs. Buckminster. She 
" led him " a very unpleasant life, and was very unkind and neg- 
lectful with his children. I recollect also hearing her conduct 
discussed by the older people in the town, and no one ever spoke 
well of her. 

Your grandfather was very much loved and respected by all. 
He was very kind to his poor patients, much to the indignation 
of Mrs. Buckminster, whose eyes he had to evade when he took 
things for their comfort. He had also all the patients in the first 
class ot society, among whom he ranked. 

Mrs. G. supplies me with a little reminiscence of her younger 
days. Dr. S. was her father's physician. He took a great fancy 
to little Mary Eaton, and wished her to go to his house and live 
and go to school in Saco, promising to treat her like one of his 
own daughters. The matter was discussed, but her father was not 
willing to have her leave home. So you see Mrs. G. came very 
near being your adopted aunt. She has always spoken with much 
warmth of her recollections of Dr. Shannon. 

In his day he was perhaps as skilful a surgeon and physician as 
any in the country. He was evidently a man of education and of 
culture, and took his place among the best men in Saco. 



The following is taken from Folsom's " History of Saco & 

Biddeford:" 

DR. RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON. 

Richard Cutts Shannon, M. D., of Dover, N. H., a graduate of 
Harvard Coll. 1795, studied medicine with Dr. Jacob Kittridge of that 
place, and obtained a commission of surgeon in the U. S. navy. He was 
not long in the service, having settled in Saco in the fall of 1800. For a 
period of nearly thirty years, Dr. Shannon was the principal physician of 
the town. He died suddenly, 26 April, 1828, universally lamented. At 
the time of his decease, Dr. Shannon was deacon of the first church,* of 
which he had been for many years an exemplary and justly esteemed 
member. 



* In 1903 a memorial window was erected in this Church in honor of Dr. 
Shannon by his grandsons. The dedication took place on the 9th of May, the 



FIFTH GENERATION 177 

The following letter to Dr. James H. Shannon in regard to 
the professional services of his grandfather is here introduced as 
another example of the almost universal testimony given by the 
older residents of Saco and Biddeford : 

Biddeford, April 12, 1895. 
Dr. J. H. Shannon, 

Dear Sir : 

Yours of the iith inst. rec'd. I remember your grand- 
father Dr. R. C. Shannon very well. He was my father's family Doctor 
and friend, — a most genial gentleman of the old school, and the principal 
Doctor of Saco & Biddeford. In the Winter of 1826 my father Capt. 
W. Hill was brought home from a voyage from the West Indies with a 
fever. Dr. Shannon attended him. I know they called it typhus. He 
recovered. Rev. Jonathan Ford, who boarded in the family, caught the 
fever from him and died. He was the colleague of old Parson Thaxter, 
and preached in the first church at lower Biddeford. I was but a boy at 
the time of Dr. Shannon's death, but remember it better than many things 
that happened afterwards. 

Yours respectfully, 

William Hill. 



The following interesting letters from Hon. James W. 
Bradbury, former U. S. Senator from Maine, give his personal 
recollections of Dr. Shannon, with whose family he lived while 
a student at Thornton Academy in i 8 1 9 : 

pastor, Rev. Leroy S. Bean, officiating and delivering a most interesting address, 
quoting freely from the old records in evidence of Dr. Shannon's zeal and activity 
as a Deacon of the Church. 

The window bears the following inscription : 

3In Lntiinor fflrmDrp of 

Kirbara Cutto ^bannon. ifi. D. 

<Born 1773— T'tcB 1S28 

(BraUnate of DarBarS Collrp 1795 

Sinrpon (53. ^. Jraatip 179i)-lSOO 

■iSftamr 3?raton in tbte Cburtb in 1820 

errttct bp biB cSranDeon? 



1 78 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Augusta, March i, 1895. 
Dr. James H. Shannon, 
Dear Sir : 
I respond with pleasure to your inquiry as to my recollections of 
your grandfather Dr. Richard C. Shannon. 

I boarded with the Doctor while I was a pupil in Thornton Academy 
during the spring term of i 8 i 9, and I have always remembered him as 
a kind and courteous christian gentleman. He was careful in the 
observance of family prayers every morning, at which all the household 
were present. Often a short hymn was sung after the reading of the 
scripture. He did not make the service so long as to be tedious. 

As I recall him after the lapse of 76 years, he was in size slightly 
above the average. I was too young to judge of his ability as a Physi- 
cian, and have always thought of him as a man of such genuine goodness 
as secured veneration and affection. When in Saco I have often enquired 
what descendants he had, and I am glad there are those of them living 
who propose to preserve the memory of a man of such genuine excellence. 

Yours very truly, 

James W. Bradbury. 



Augusta, Jan. 20, 1897. 
James H. Shannon, M. D., 
Saco, Me. 

Dear Sir: 
I regret that I have no letters of Dr. Shannon, your grandfather, 
with whom I boarded when I attended the Academy at Saco in the spring 
of 1 8 19. My recollections of the Doctor always give me pleasure. 
He was a kind and courteous christian gentleman. While active and 
energetic in his business routine, he never hurried his morning family 
religious services; not long enough to be tedious (and occasionally 
accompanied with vocal music by some one of the family) and alwavs with 
the devotional spirit of a sincere believer — a true christian. Regretting 
that I have not the power to aid you, I am 

Yours very truly, 

James W. Bradbury. 



Col. R. C. Shannon having requested the compiler of this 
work to make a careful examination of the Court Records of 



FIFTH GFNFRATION , 

York County, Me., and obtain a full copy of the inventory of 
the estate of Dr. Shannon, and of any other documents relating, 
to the same, the following correspondence was the result : 

r-„ r. r- o Alfred, Me., Tune 17 iSSi 

Col. R. CuTTs Shannon, •' '''/''»^4- 

My Dear Friend : 

He (Dr. R C. Shannon) was the first of the name who aonear. m 
have been a resident of this State, and also to have been at differTt t™S 
the owner of a considerable amount of real esr■,^P r U. "'™"^ \™''^ 
number of deeds in his name, and h^ wa^'n^^ ^ voutem Tthi^ "g: 
any means a man in humble circumstances ' ^ 

The inventory of his estate was the most extended I have ever seen 

pronou ce her, f books are any criterion of the owner, one of the " Saints " 
You will certainly be amused when vou examine the list 

The land which your grandfather occupied is of his'toric interest It 
confi ateS^rt'e tl^ ." Sir William Pepperrell, whose estates we 

F?om rU .r ^"^°'"^'0"^'-y Government of Massachusetts, 
ber ,80' ^tV ;'^"r'^'V°"''g'"'"^^'^^'^^'-P"'-^hased it in Decem- 

M ddle st'ree aS fh .'" °^ T'''^ contiguous lots, now situated in 
IN iddle street After the death of your grandfather, dower was assigned 
by order of the court to his widow from this same est te, and Xen emlv 

ShLnon,whorfnpotsl^^oVtm:r,:.^e\s^7s6r ^ '^'"^^ ^■ 

of yolr :r?Xther°an^"f" ''"" ''^""^^^ ^° ^'^^ ^'^''--°"' ^^e widow 
or your grandfather, and of course upon his death the same reverted to 



I am, Yours Truly, 

Geo. E. Hodgdon. 



FIFTH GENERATION ig^ 

The following deeds and documents relating to the estate 
of Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, were compiled by George E 
Hodgdon from the Records of the County of York, Me.: 

Col. R. Cutts Shannon Portsmouth, June 21, ,884. 

New lork City. ^ 

Dear Sir : 

& lyth^'nstTntV""'"''' ""' ■■''"'' °^n\V labors in Alfred on the i6th 
A perusal of these documents will probably be of interest to yourself 
as md.catmg the circumstances in which your grandfather lived ^ 

He died intestate and free from debt. The amount of property con- 
tained in the inventory represented what he owed at the date^fSeath 
while^^^rsidlnto'sa^c:'^ '''''' ' ^'"^'^ mortgage which he ever gave 

oblige^^Sc' "^"'" '"' °'^ ""' TdSrslf ''^^^'"P^"^-"^ documents & 

Geo. E. Hodgdon. 

1 800 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts • 

one hundred d"; '''''''. f^'^'f^f ^'"^^ --' ^^''""S ^ Know Ve that in consideration of 
on hundred do iars paid to David Sewell of York, Esquire by Richard Cutts Shannon of Pepper- 

unto him said Shannon a part of the land, real estate that has accrued to us 'in the District o 
Mame and ate the property of Sir William Pepperrell. to wit : One acre in said Pepperrellbor 
consisting of ots Nos. fifteen, sixteen, twenty-one and twenty-two in the second range o ll 
as marked and numbered o. a plan of them and others made by Andrew Spring -said , and 

s:;::t ::^ sir '-' '- "°- '" ^- ^-^ - - - --- -^ 

In witness whereof the said David Sewell pursuant to the powers and authoritv to him 
commuted by our Legislature as our agent in this behoof hath hereunto set'his hand and's 1 h^ 
S'" day of December m the year 1800 
Signed sealed and delivered 
in the presence of us 

James Gray Ir t-. n 

John Ceavhs °'"° ^"^"''^ C^^^'J 

this in!t"' "■ °r\'' "°°- '^''^" °"'' ''^"■^"' ^-^'i- '^g-' - ^'°--d acknowledged 
this instrument to be his h-ee act and deed ^ 

Before me 

James Gray Jr 

Justice of the Peace 



i82 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

[ohn Cleaves 

To Richard Cutts Shannon 
Know all 711611 i3'i'. ....... 

That I John Cleaves of Saco in the County of York &c. . . Innholder in consideration of 
Two Hundred Dollars paid by Richard Cutts Shannon of said Saco in the County &c Physician, 
the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge, I do hereby give grant and convey unto the said 
Richard Cutts Shannon his heirs &c. . . . the one-half of a certain tract or parcel of land 

in common and undivided with Benjamin Pike of said Saco and being the same which I purchased 
of the Commonwealth aforesaid comprehending one lot No. Eight situate in said Saco and lying 
on the southeasterly side of the Post Road leading to Scarborough and bounded as follows ; viz : 
Beginning by said Post road and next adjoining land ot William Moody on the southwest, 
thence running south 463^° east by said Moody's land Eighty rods more or less to land of 
James Gray Esq., thence North 43 /^° East twenty rods to land of Seth Spring, thence North 
x6'i/i° West Eighty rods more or less to said Post road to the first mentioned bounds ; contain- 
ing ten acres more or less in the whole tract above described in common aforesaid 
To have and to hold &c. ..... 

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this twenty ninth day of 
March 1805 
In presence ot 

Daniel Granger John Cleaves [seal] 

Benjamin Patterson Eunice Cleaves [seal] wife 



1 806 Know all men i^c. ....... 

Googins That I Roger Googins of Saco in the County of York and Commonwealth 

to of Massachusetts, in consideration ot one hundred dollars paid by Richard 

R. C. Shannon Cutts Shannon of the said Saco &c. . . . Physician, do sell &.c. 

unto said Richard Cutts Shannon a certain lot situate in said Saco in the second range of lots 
below the Post Road, which lots were laid out and sold by the Commonwealth's agent and said 
lot is No twenty-three in said range and is bounded as follows : 

Beginning on the North West side of Second Street so called below the Post Road and next 
adjoining land of said Shannon the grantee, thence south forty-three and one-fourth degrees West 
bv said Street five rods, thence North forty-six and three-fourths degrees West Eight rods to land 
I sold James Ross and Richard Gage, thence North forty-three and one-fourth degrees East by 
said land five rods to land of said Shannon, thence South forty-six and three-fourth degrees East 
bv said Shannon's land eight rods to first bounds containing forty square rods of land 

To have and to hold, &c. ..... 

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this third day of November, 

1806. 

Roger Googins [seal] 

[wit'e] Olive Googins [seal] 

The above described premises Richard C. Shannon conveyed to Samuel Gilpatrick ot 
Biddeford on the lo'*' day of November, 1806. 



FIFTH GENERATION 183 

Lew ot Execution 

Richard C. Shannon vs. Samuel |ordan 

Commonweahh ot Massachusetts 
York ss. 

To the Sheriff ot" our Countv of York Sec. 

Whereas Richard Cutts Shannon of Saco &:c. . . . Physician, by the consideration 
of the Justices of our Court of Common Pleas holden at Alfred for and within our County of York 
aforesaid on the first Monday of January 1810 recovered judgment against Samuel Jordan of 
Biddeford in said County of York, Gentlemen, for the sum of forty-one dollars and seventy-one 
cents damages and eighteen dollars and eight cents cost of suit as appears of record whereof 
execution remains to be done. 

We command you therefore that the goods chattels or lands of said Jordan within vour 
precinct you cause to be paid &c. 

(The Sheriff set off the following by appraisers duly appointed.) 
York ss. January 27, 1810. 

We the subscribers being chosen appointed and sworn set off by metes and bounds to the 
within named Richard Cutts Shannon the creditor a certain lot of land and bounded and described 
as follows, to wit : 

Beginning at the southwest end of land set off to Ralph Tristram Jordan, Esquire on 
the Poke lot so called being part of the estate of Rishworth Jordan, Esquire late of Bidde- 
ford in said County deceased on the southeast side on Gordon's line, thence South 44° west on 
said line eighty-nine rods, thence North 46° west forty-five rods to a pitch pine tree marked on 
four sides, thence North 44° east eighty-nine rods on a spotted line to a dry poplar stub marked 
on four sides at said Ralph Tristram Jordan's Esquire head line, thence South 46° east forty-five 
rods to said Gordons line to the bound begun at ; containing twenty-five acres and five square 
rods with the privileges and appurtenances ; all which we appraise and set off to the within 
Richard Cutts Shannon the creditor at the sum ot seventy-five dollars and ninety-seven cents to 
satisfy the execution and charges thereof in full. 

James Gray ) 

Nath'- Goodwin V Appraisers 
Edmund Moody ) 
January 27, I 810 

I have received the described premises in full satisfaction of the sum jaf seventy-five dollars 
and ninety-seven cents in full of this execution including the charges. 

Richard C. Shannon Creditor. 



Lew of an Execution 

Richard C. Shannon vs Joseph Scammon. 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
To the Sheriff of our County of York &:c. 
York ss. 

Whereas Richard C. Shannon of Saco &c. . . . Phvsician bv the consideration 
of our Justices of our Circuit Court ot Common Pleas holden at Alfred for our County of York 



1 84 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

on the ScHoiul Monday of September, 1813, recovered jiulgnient against Joseph Scamnion of 
Saco &c. . . . Mariner for the sum of twenty-four dollars and fifty-four cents damages 

&c 

We command vou therefore etc. 

(The following set off was made.) 
York ss. October 5 , 1813. 

We the subscribers being duly appointed &c. ... set off by metes and bounds to 
the within named Richard C. Shannon creditor a certain lot of land situate in Saco and near the 
Post Road leading from Saco Falls to Scarborough and bounded as follows : 

Beginning on the north west side of land belonging to the heirs of Isaac Scammon deceased 
at the south west corner of Joseph Smith's land and on the south side of a two rod Road reserved 
bv the Commonwealth's agent for the sale of confiscated lands, thence running South 44° west 
on said Scammon' s line twenty rods to a stake, thence North 46° west at right angles about 
twenty-four rods to a stake, thence North 44° east twenty rods to a stake at said two rod road, 
thence South 46° east twenty-four rods by said two rod road to a stake at said heirs line of said 
land ; containing three acres with the privileges and appurtenances &c. 

James Gray ) 

Reuben M. Greene '> Appraisers. 
Edmund Moodv ) 

October 8, 1813. 

I have received the above described premises in full satisfaction of this execution &c. 

Richard C. Shannon 

loshua Taplcy 

To Richard C. Shannon 
Knotv all men i^c. ....... 

That I Joshua Tapley of Saco &c. ... in consideration of Forty Dollars paid to 

me bv Richard C. Shannon of said Saco Physician do hereby sell and convey unto said Shannon 
the following lot of land in said Saco bounded as follows : N. East by land of Joseph Smith, 
south easterly by land of Edmund Scammon and on the S. West and N. West by land of said 
Tapley containing three acres in the North easterly corner of my land with the privileges of the 
road over said premises to the Post road ; being the premises I bought of said Shannon by his 
deed to me 

To have and to hold &c. ..... 

In witness etc. February 28, 1820. 

Joshua Tapley [seal] 

The above premises were conveyed Oct. 8, 1821, by Richard Cults Shannon to James B. 
'I'hornton Jr of Saco Gentleman for $50. 

Mrs. Mary Shanlion 
1828 , . • ,.^ 

Assignment of Uower 

To the Hon. William A. Hayes Judge of Probate of Wills &c., for the County of York, Me. 

We the subscribers appointed and authorized to appraise all the real estate whereof Richard 

C. Shannon late of Saco in said County deceased, died seized and possessed and the annual rents 



FIFTH GENERATION jg 

and profits of the same and to set out to Mary Shannon now widow of said deceased such part 
of sa,d estate as w.ll y.eld her one-third part of the annual rents of the same. have, being Z 
duly sworn, performed said duty &c. viz : ^ 

We have appraised the real estate as in schedule following : 



Rents Si Profits. 



Real Estate 

^ of an acre of land of the two front lots with the 

buildings thereon standing 

Two Thousand one hundred dollars «, ,on o^ 

>^ofanacreoflandf^ontS. W. lot ' ' ^ ^'^°-°° 

One hundred fifty dollars 
2 lots of land containing ^ of an acre each fronting 

High Street and adjoining above 

Five Hundred Dollars 
X of an acre of land adjoining Mrs. Hoopers land 

Three Hundred and Twenty Dollars 
Pew in Congregational Meeting House 



I 50.00 



500.00 8.00 



320.00 6.00 

75.00 6.00 

'5-°o 1. 00 

25-°° 2.00 



.. ,. . $3185.00 $177.00 

Makmg m total value of real estate $3.85.00, total rents $.77 00 
From which we have set out to Mary Shannon widow of said deceased as follows • 
In house and out houses-f^ont south W. room-f^ont south west chamber-bed ;oom on 
loer floor back of front entry-cellar kitchen and cellar under south west front room and privT 

irirZntusTand tje'° ""^-'^ ^ °"^^^ ^^'^^ ^ ^^ ^-^ ^-n 

.om ;h"::h ::;L^iir '^-^ "' ^" '- --^ '-^ - ■- --^'- ---- 

Privilege in common to f^ont yard, front entries and front stairs 

Prwlegem common to back yard by shed to southeast side of well together with the 
privilege m common to both wells logetner « itn the 

and I ^"^'^71" T T'^ "''"' '" '"^ ''™"^' '''^ y^"^ '"^""""g ^'^We and shed to said shed 
and lower kitchen for the purpose of conveying fuel &c 

Also the bed-room in second story back of fi-ont entry 

One-third of pew No. 6 on lower floor of Congregational Meeting House 

throaJh'thJ^'n '"".'r'."''"' ^ passage from the before named backroom into and 
hrough the cellar into the kitchen reserving to the heirs of said estate the privilege fVom the upper 
kitchen and from the yard m front of the stable and shed through the lower kitchen into the eel 
The mcome we value at fifty doUars being one third of the rents and profits 
Saco November 29, 1828 

D. Granger \ Committee for 
Sami/el Moodv {. Assignment 
Geo. Scammon ) of Dower. 



1 86 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

1832 Know all men i^f. ... 

Mary B. That I Mary B. Shannon ofSaco &c in consideration of Two 

Shannon hundred Dollars paid to me by Calvin Locke of Ipswich &c 

to do hereby release and quit claim unto said Locke &c all my 

Locke right, title and interest in and to the real estate of the late Dr. Richard C. Shan- 

non situate in said Saco being all my right and share in his late dwelling house situate on Middle 
Street with all the land connected therewith extending to High Street 

Also one other vacant building lot on said Street and adjoining lots of 'l>istrani Hooper and 
Mrs. Gilpatrick, the first named being in part subject to the life estate of Mrs. Mary Shannon 
assigned to her for her dower 

To have and to hold &c 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set m\- hand and seal this twenty fifth day of January i 832 

Mary B. Shannon [seal] 

N. B. The above was acknowledged in Ipswich, Mass. 

Mary Shannon 
18^2 

To Henr\- B. C Greene (Release of Dower ) 

Knozi! all tncn l^c. ........ 

That 1 Mary Shannon of Passadunkeog in the County of Penobscot &c. in consideration 
of Four Hundred Dollars to me paid by Henry B. C. Greene of Saco &c. . . . do hereby 
sell and quit claim unto said Greene all my right and interest to that certain dwelling house in 
said Saco which was the residence of my late husband Richard C. Shannon deceased at the time 
of his death and the land thereto belonging and appurtenant and which were assigned to me as 
my dower in the real estate of my said late husband 

To have &c 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day ot May 1832 

In presence of 

David Buckminster Mary Shannon [seal] 

John Shei'Ley 

Charles Shannon 

Henry B. C. Greene 
Know all men l^c. ....... 

That 1 Charles Shannon of the City and State of New York in consideration of Two 

Hundred Dollars to me paid by Henry B. C. Greene of Saco &c do hereby 

release and quit claim unto said Greene all my right, title and interest in and unto the real estate 
in said Saco which belonged to my late father Richard C. Shannon late of said Saco deceased at 
the time of his decease, intending hereby to convey to said Greene his heirs and assigns all the 
share and interest to which 1 am entitled as one of his heirs at law 

To have &c 

in witness whereof 1 have hereunto set my hand and seal this twelfth day of May 1832 

Charles Shannon [seal] 

N. B. The above was acknowledged in New York City, June 22, 1832. 



FIF'l'H GENERATION 



i«7 



1832 Know all men i^c. ...... 

H. B. C. That 1 Henry B. C. Greene of Saco &c for Four Hundred 

Greene Eighty one 77/100 Dollars to me paid by Calvin Locke of Ipswich &c. do 

to hereby release and quit claim unto said Calvin Locke &c all my 

Calvin right, title, interest and claim in and to one sixth part of a certain piece, parcel 

Locke or tract of land with the buildings thereon situate in the town of Saco &c. and 
bounded as follows : 

Beginning on Middle Street at the corner of the School house lot thence running south 
west by said lot to High Street thence Southward by said Street ten rods to land of Harriet 
Gilpatrick &c. 

Intending to sell what I purchased of Mary Shannon bv her deed of Mav 12, 1832 and 
of Charles Shannon bv his deed of Mav 12, 1832 

To have ic 

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals this third day of November, 



1832. 



Henry B. C. Greene [seal] 

(wife) Elizabeth Greene [seal] 



1832 K?iota all men i^c. ...... 

H. B. C. That I Henry B. C. Greene of Saco &c. Guardian of James, Samuel and 

Greene Caroline Shannon, minors, in consideration of Five Hundred Twenty 34/100 
to Dollars to me paid by Calvin Locke of Ipswich &c. ... do sell and 

Calvin convey unto him the said Locke one half of a certain piece or parcel of land with 

Locke the buildings thereon situate in Saco &c. . . . bounded as follows : 

Beginning on Middle Street at the corner of the School house lot thence running south- 
east by said lot to High Street, thence Southwest by said Street ten rods to land of Hannah 
Gilpatrick, thence Northwest by said Hannah Gilpatrick's land to Middle Street thence North 
East by said Street to the first mentioned bound ; being the homestead of the late Dr. R. C. 
Shannon in common and undivided with the other half subject to the dower of Mary Shannon 
which has been set off and assigned. 

Also one moiety or half part of one other piece parcel or lot of land situated in said Saco, 
in common and undivided, bounded as follows : 

Beginning on Middle Street at the corner of land of Hannah Gilpatrick, thence run- 
ning southeast by said Hannah's land eight rods to land in the possession of Elizabeth Hooker 
thence Northwest by said Elizabeth's land, eight rods to Middle Street thence Northeast bv said 
Street to the point begun at. 

To have and to hold &c. ..... 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third dav of November, 1832. 



Henry B. C. Greene Guardian [seal] 



i88 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Calvin Locke 

To Samuel T. Shannon. 

Knozv all men l^c. ....... 

That I Calvin Locke of Ipswich, in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
Manufacturer, in consideration of One Thousand Dollars to me paid by Samuel T. Shannon of 
Saco in the County of York &c. . . . Trader do hereby grant, sell and convey unto the 

said Shannon his heirs &c. . . . forever the real estate with the buildings thereon situate 

in Saco and being the residence of the late Dr. Shannon ot Saco : said estate is bounded as 
follows : 

Beginning on Middle Street at the Northerly corner of Benjamin Dunn's land thence 
by said Middle Street northerly to the Brick School house lot so called, thence by said 
Brick school house lot and land now or formerly of William Cutts easterly to High Street, thence 
by said High Street southerly to land of said Benjamin Dunn, thence Westerly by said Dunn's 
land to Middle Street and the bounds begun at. 

The above described premises being subject to a mortgage for One thousand Dollars to 
Feoffees of the Grammar School of Ipswich, Massachusetts, and there is now about gi >oo due 
on said mortgage principal and interest. 

To have and to hold &c. ..... 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of April, 184.4.. 

Calvin Locke [seal] 



Abigail S. Locke 

To Samuel T. Shannon 

K/iozv nil men &c. ....... that I Abigail S. Locke 

wife of Calvin Locke of Ipswich &c. . . in consideration of One dollar and of 

other considerations as fiilly stated in the recital of this deed below, paid by Samuel T. Shannon 
of Saco, York county, a Trader, do hereby release and quit claim unto said Shannon his heirs &c. 
all my right title and interest in and to a certain lot or parcel of lot situate 
in Saco, in said County of York, and being the same which was formerly the residence of my 
late father. Dr. Richard C. Shannon, and it is intended by this deed to release unto said 
Shannon my right of dower in said premises, the same having this day been sold and conveyed 
in fee and warranty by my husband to the Samuel T. Shannon and he having agreed with said 
Samuel to procure from me a relinquishment of my dower in the same, this deed is made to 
effectuate the intentions of my husband. 

To have and to hold &c. ..... 

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this third day of April, 1844. 

Abigail S. Locke [seal] 



FIFTH GENERATION ,g„ 

On the margin of the same as appears on the record is entered the following • 

SamueTrT'^^'r'""'"'*""""^^^' '"'"^ ^"''^ '"">• P^''^ ^^ "^^ "'"^in named 
Samuel 1 . Shannon this mortgage is hereby discharged. 

^' Philip Eastman, Adms. 

of Sarah A. Cole Adm'trix. 



An inventory ot the estate of Richard C. Shannon, late of the County of York, Phvsician 
dec ased taken and appraised upon oath by us the subscribers, being thereunto appointed by the 
H norable Jonas Clark, Es.u.re. Judge of Probate of Wi„s. etc., in and for said County, 'both 
real and personal. •" 



REAL ESTATE. 

The homestead consisting of a duelling house, barn, woodhouse, 

shed, soaphouse, and one acre of land under and around the 

buildings, being lots number 15, l6, 21 & 22, on a plan of 

lots which the Commonwealth's Agent sold in June 1800, 

The lot number 23 adjoining on the S. E. side of the first street 

below Main street 
Ground floor Pew No. 6 in Mr. Cogswell's Meeting House' 
Ground floor Pew No. 78 do do 

Gallery Pew do do 

A lot of land on South West side of Buxton Road opposite the old 
dwelling house of Robert Bond, bought of said Bond with the 
buildings thereon 



S3000.00 

350.00 
65.00 
10.00 
1 5.00 



PERSONAL ESTATE. 
I Grey colored horse $100, i Bay horse $^0 
I Bay horse $40, i cow $20 

I Chaise & harness J 50, i new chaise & harness ^120 
I Sulky & harness §75, 3 tons English hay §21 

1 New saddle 7, i old saddle 4. 

2 Riding bridles & 2 headstalls $1.30, i sleigh & buffalo robe worth 

S . 8, Supposed left at Dover, . Yellow sleigh & harnes & beUs $8 
I Green sleigh breast plate bit & traces & bells ^4.00, , horse sled 

1.50 . . 

I Buffalo robe $1, the barn dressing §12 
I Grain chest .25, i spade .50 
I Barn shovel .06, 1 hoe .20 



S3 54b. 00 

140.00 
60.00 

I 70.00 
96.00 
I 1. 00 

27.30 

5.50 
I 3.00 

•75 
.26 



igo 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



I Hav fork .20, I old ax .30 .... 

I Long ladder Si. 50, 1 short ladder .10 

I Iron wrench .40 1 saw horse .10 

12 Cords hard wood $36, 4^ cords pine wood S5-62 

I Bathing tub $5, a lot of old iron .25 

I Stone hammer .25, I garden hoe .17 

IN THE SOAP HOUSE. 

6 Empty barrels .50, 3 empty hogsheads & 3 bo.xes .25 

1 Water cask .2;, i handsaw .25 

I Sheet iron stove & fiannel 1 . 50, tin boiler & tins i . 50 

I Soap frame box 1.50, 2 tubs 1.00 

4 Earthen pots .20, I old sythe .06, 1 tin candle dipper 

1 Handsaw .54 . 

2 Soap pots 1.50, I copper soap ladle $1 

1 Scale beam & scales .15, 814 lbs of weights .50 

2 Soap tubs .50, I scale beam & scales .2; 

1 Iron pot, cracked, .78, 6 candle moulds .08 



SO 
1.60 

.50 
41 .62 

5 — 5 
.42 

■75 

•50 

^.00 

2.50 

1. 01 

■54 

2.50 
.65 

•75 
.86 



HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. 

IN THE PARLOR. 

1 Looking glass $8 ...... 

2 Easv chairs Slo> ' round mahogony table 3.50 

1 Small mahogony table $5, 1 birch pembroke table & cloth $2 
12 Yellow chairs 7.20, 2 small chairs 1.20 

2 Japan tea trays 1.25, 1 brass fire sett 8.00 . 
I Bellows & brush .80, l Kiddermunster floor carpet $'8 
1 Fire carpet S4, 1 fire screen S i . 2 5 

IN THE NORTH ROOM. 

I looking glass 10.00, 1 clock .25 ..... 

I Mahogonv table 2.50, i birch pembroke table 1.25 
I Lightstand 1.50, i portable writing desk 2.50 
I Mahogony workstand 4.50, 6 yellow chairs and two arm chairs 
6.40 ......... 

1 Fire sett and 2 brass balls 7.00, bellows, brush snuffers & tray .80 
29 Glass lamps .80, I pr letter racks i.oo .... 

2 table covers 1.75, I floor carpet $1 5-oo .... 
I Fire carpet 3.50 . 

IN THE ENTRY. 

1 Floor mat and piece of carpet .63 

I Liquor case & bottles $1, 1 birch pembroke table 4.50 

I Pr fire buckets bags and bed key §5 . 



8.00 

13-50 
7.00 
8.40 
9.2,- 

18. 8o 
5.2,- 

10.25 

3^75 
4.00 

10.90 
7.80 
1.80 

16.75 
3-50 



.63 

5.50 
5.00 



FIFTH GENERATION 191 

IN THE WEST CHAMBER. 

I Pine dressing table 1.50 . . . . . . 1.50 

6 Fan bacic & two other chairs §5.25, z wash stands, bowls and 

ewers ^4 ........ 9.25 

I Pine table $\, 1 looking glass 3.50 . . . 4-5° 

I Shovel, tongs bellows, brush & fire dogs 1.75, I old trunk .2; . 2.00 

I Floor carpet $14, I fire carpet 3.00 . . 17.00 

I High post mahogony bedstead sack bottom S8 . . . 8.00 

I Small feather bed $5 . . . . . . . 5.00 

1 Straw bed $1, I large feather bed bowlster & pillows $13.50 . '4-50 

2 Sheets, 2 pillow cases, bed spread and quilt 5. I high post bed- 

stead $- . . . , . . 1 2.00 

1 Large & l small straw bed §2, feather bed & l bowlster & 4 

pillows $15. . . . . . 17.00 

2 Sheets, 2 pillow cases & 2 quilts Sj.25, i window curtain .20 5-45 
6 Blankets 5.50, 2 white quilts 5.25 . . . . . 'O.75 
1 Flounced quilt 3.50, I bedspread 3.00 .... 6.50 
I Patch quilt 1.50, I dark quilt I.50 . . . . 3-O0 
I Blue woolen quilt 3.50, I brown woolen quilt 2.50 . . 6.00 
1 Checked woolen quilt 1.25, I brown woolen quilt 2.00 . 3-25 
I Dimity bed spread 2.50, I dimitv bedspread 1.50 . 4.'oo 
I Patch quilt 2.00, i black covered trunk .50 . . 2.50 

IN THE NORTH CHAMBER 

4 Fan back chairs S3 ....... 3- 00 

I Shovel, tongs, fire dogs & jam hooks 1.50, i rocking chair .75 2.25 

I Mahogony bureau §4, 2 wash stands, 2 wash bowls & ewers 2.25 6.25 

I Looking glass 3.00, 1 straw bed 1.75 . . 4-7 5 

1 High post bedstead sack bottom $7, i feather bed boulster & 2 

pillows $12 . . . . . . ig.oo 

2 Sheets, 2 pillow cases, i blanket, I bedspread & patch quilt S5 5.00 
I Turn-up bedstead sack bottom $3, I straw bed 1.80 

I patch quilt S^ ...... . 6.80 

1 Featherbed, boulster & pillows 13.50, I narrow high post bed- 
stead sack bottom $5 . . . . 18.50 

I Straw bed 1.50, I feather bed & 2 pillows $9 . . . 6.00 

1 Coverlet & quilt 3.75. . . . . . . 3-75 

IN THE CHAMBER BACK OF THE FRONT ENTRY. 

I Wash stand .50, 1 chair .20 . . . . . . .70 

1 Looking glass .50, 1 chest with drawers 1.25 . . . ■•75 

1 Large trunk .40, i straw bed .50 . . . .90 

I Low post bedstead sack bottom $4, 6 silver teaspoons G. T. $3 7.00 



192 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Feather bed boulster & 2 pillows $8, i bedspread 7.50 . 
; Sheets, 2 pillow cases, 3 blankets & l quilt 2.75 . 

IN THE BACK ENTRY CLOSET UP STAIRS. 

. Vols of the Recorder bound §2, 8 quilts & blankets $S 

IN THE BACK ENTRY. 

Bedsteads & cords $2 . 
Straw bed .25, i under bed $z 

Feather bed & 2 pillows 6.50, 2 sheets, 2 pillow cases 
& I quilt $1.50 

IN THE SOUTH CHAMBER OVER THE KITCHEN. 

Small bedstead & cord 1.50 . 

Pr image fire dogs $1, 1 straw bed .50 

Feather bed boulster & pillows $g, I sheet I blanket & 2 quilts $2 

IN THE EAST CHAMBER. 

Pine table .50 . 

Pr fire dogs, shovel & tongs 1.50, i table 1.50 
Light stand l.;o, I looking glass .40 

Arm chair & I small chair .50, 1 wash bowl & pitcher .38 
Turn-up bedstead sack bottom $4, I straw bed 1.25 
Feather bed, boulster & 2 pillows $S, 2 sheets, 
2 pillow cases, 2 blankets & I quilt 3.25 . 

IN THE MIDDLE CHAMBER. 

Small bedstead & cord 1.50, i wash stand, bowl & pitcher 1.50 
Table .25, i wash stand .20 ..... 

Looking glass . 50, 1 small chair .16 
Straw bed .50, I feather bed & 2 pillows 7.50 
Sheets, 2 pillow cases, i blanket — bedspread & 
I quilt $5, 6 chambers 1.40 

IN THE FRONT ENTRY. 

Large trunk i. 50 

Britannia Coffee Pot ^5 

Sett of Silver Plate 4 lbs 3 oz ij4 dwts §75 

Britannia Tea Pots 2.50, 1 Plated sugar tongs .50 

Plated ladle $1,6 plated candle sticks $5, 

Doz green handle knives & forks $2.75, 2 checked table cloths 1.75 

House bell .25, i Doz. blue cups & saucers .75 

Blue bowls .30, I cream .12 

Large pitchers .60, 1 Doz of shaving soap .36 



'5-50 
2.7s 



z.oo 
2.25 



8.00 



1.50 
1.50 

1 1 .00 





.50 


3 


.00 


I 


.90 




.88 


S 


.25 


I 


z5 


3 


00 




45 




66 


8 


00 



6.40 



1.50 

5.00 

75.00 
3.00 

6.00 

4.50 

1. 00 

.42 

.96 



FIFTH GENERATION 



193 



I Large tin coffee pot .80, I chaise whip .80 

I Brass skimmer, tin basting ladle & skimmer .7;, l Japan tray .20 

I Pr snuffers & tray .25,2 Japan canisters & tea $1.50, 

I oil cloth covered trunk 1.25 
20 Straw hats .18, I gingam calash .50 
6 large silver spoons^ 
27 silver tea spoons I 

5 '. mustards ! AH weighing 30 oz 
4 .' salts I 7dwts@$30 
I " tongs J 

IN THE EAST FRONT ROOM. 

I Japan bread tray . 10, 4 brass candle sticks .2; 

6 Table mats .25. 
3 Small Japan waiters .30, 3 quart & z pint decanters .75 . 

1 Pr Cut Salts .75, 18 wines $2, 10 tumblers 1.25 

2 Blue pitchers .50 

15 Large blue edged plates 1.25, 14 second sized plates .75 
12 Third sized plates .75, 8 china cups & saucers 1.50 
24 Cups & 24 saucers china $8 . 



1.60 
•95 



2.70 
.68 



30.00 



1.60 



4.00 

•50 
2.00 
2.25 
8.00 



IN THE BED ROOM BELOW. 



I Doz. damask towels 2.25 

1 Doz. towels Si, 8 towels .60 . 

4 Roller towels .50, 2 large table cloths 2.50 

2 small table cloths 1.00, I large table cloth 2.75 

1 Large table cloth .75, i fringed table cloth .60 
12 Pillow cases $z, 24 cotton pillow cases 2.75 
6 Pillow cases $1.20, i checked table cloth 1.50 

2 Window curtains 1.20, I black covered trunk . 20 . 

3 Paper boxes with pins, tape ribbons & thread S2 . 

2 Snuffboxes, earings, 33 gold beads & silver sleeve buttons S3 

I Small flat trunk . 17, 4 cotton sheets §3 

16 Sheets $8, a lot of china partly broken .25 . 

I Blue wash bowl & ewer .88, I basket of pamphlets & papers .5 

I Maple desk 3.50, i book case $2 . . . . 

I Desk & book case 5.50, I looking glass 1.50 

I Trunk .50, i small trunk .20 . 

I Pine table $1,1 floor carpet $3 

I High post bedstead & sack bottom $6, i straw bed Si. 50 

1 Feather bed boulster & two pillows $12.00 . 

1 Feather bed, 2 boulsters & 2 pillows $10 

2 Woolen sheets, z blankets, I netting quilt & 2 pillow cases $7 



2.25 
1.60 

3.00 
3-75 
'•35 
4^75 
2.70 
1.40 
2.00 
3.00 

3-'7 
8.25 
1.46 



5 


50 


7 


00 




70 


4 


00 


7 


50 


12 


00 


10 


00 


7 


00 



•94 



THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 



THE DECEASED S Al'I'AREL. 

3 Hats & I tur cap 2.50, — z flannel shirts & drawers 2 

5 Pr woolen stockings $1, 3 pr woolen socks .25 
I Pr Cotton stockings .20, 5 cotton shirts $2 . . . 
1 Linen shirt 1.25, 7 neck cloths & handkerchiefs $.2 
1 Black satin lasting coat worn $1 
I Blue broadcloth coat & pantaloons $10 
I Black satin lasting coat & pantaloons $5 
1 Blue coat & pantaloons $4, — 5 vests $2, i pr drilling 

pantaloons .75 
I Pr mittens .20, i blue surtout $5 
I Plaid cloak $6, I drab colored great coat $5 
I mixed colored surtout $4, I small trunk .25 
1 Pr boots $1, 2 umbrellas $ 1. 50 
1 Walking cane .20, I Mason's apron .12 
I Pr Spectacles .38, 1 boot spur .12 

IN THE STORE ROOM. 

1 Do7. ivory handle knives & forks 2.75 
I Knife case .25. 

1 Doz green handle knives and forks 1.25, 1 carving 

knife & fork .63 ...... 

2 Large green handle do .33 

1 Knife tray .17, 21 knives, 19 forks & 1 steel 1.25 
1 7 5 Pieces blue figured damaged tea ware J 1 4 

4 Earthen jugs .25 . 

6 bottles with honey & cherry $1, 11 empty bottles .44 

I Castor & bottles & salt cellar .7^, 1 small waiter & 5 tumblers .2 
I Jelly glass .17, 5 milk pans .50 

3 Butter pots .30, 1 baking pan & 2 plates .13 

I Tin lantern & pail .25, about 30 lbs. of lard 2.75 . 

I Box and loaf sugar .63, 1 barrel & 35 lbs sugar $3 

1 Japan bread tray & 2 waiters .75, about 20 quintals fish $4 

I Entrv carpet .25. 



4.50 
1.25 
2. 20 

1.00 

10.00 

5.00 

6.75 

5.20 

I 1 .00 

4.25 
2.50 

■32 

.50 



2-75 
.25 

1.88 

1.42 
14.00 

•25 
'•44 
1.00 

.67 

•43 
3.00 

3^63 

4^75 

•Z5 



IN THE KITCHEN. 

1 Looking glass ...... 

2 Oil cloths 1.25, 1 large pine table 1.75 

1 Pine table 1.25, 8 low back chairs 4.40 

2 Small chairs & 2 stools 1.50, i light stand .37 

I Pr brass hand irons shovel & tongs jam hooks & grate 

1 Pr fire dogs, shovel & tongs .80 

1 Corn broom & hearth brush .17, 1 floor brush .75 



8.00 
3.00 
5.65 
1.87 
7.00 
.80 
.92 



FIFTH GENERATION 



'95 



3 House bells .60, 2 pr shoe brushes .33 
2 Clothes brushes .33, I pr bellows .20 

1 Warming pan S'> 9 iron candlesticks 1.25 
8 Lamps .;o, 8 andirons $i.;o . 

2 Pr Steel yards . ;o, 8 pieces of old carpeting 2.75 
5 Baskets .30, 2 Coffee mills $1 . 



•25 



AND CELLAR 



IN THE CELLAR KITCHEN 

3 Kitchen chairs .50 

I Large cooking table $ i , z water pails . 2 5 
I Iron wash bowl . 50, 2 fire clay furnaces $ i . 
I Fry pan .50, I basket .10 
I Large iron pot 1.25, i spider .38 

4 Iron basins $\, I baking pan .75 

1 Tea kettle .50, 2 skillets .20 . 

2 Small kettles .20, 1 sauce pan .50 

1 Skillet .10, I brass skillet .75 . 

2 Toasters & 2 gridirons Si, 1 hammar 

1 Brass skimmer .25, 2 iron pots $1 

2 Dutch ovens 1.25, 1 iron kettle .50 
I Tea kettle .50, 2 kitchen shovels & tongs 2.00 
13 Hooks 4 trammels & cricket and old fire dogs 2.00 

I sheet iron oven .25 

1 Cross bedstead sack bottom $ 1 , i spit & scewers . 50 

4 Wash tubs .75, 2 bread troughs .38 . 

2 Pewter plates .75, I iron poringer .12 
25 Pieces tin ware 2.50, 2 block tin teapots 1.25 
2 Britannia teapots 1.25, 25 pieces crockery ware .30 
I Wooden noggin .25, 5 boxes & I firkin .50 

1 Iron bound keg .12, 3 earthen pots & 1 pan .40 

2 Wooden mortars .15, i Japan tray .08 
23 Pieces crockery ware .50, 8 earthen pots .80 

5 Pudding pans .40, 2 hogsheads with cider $3 
20 Junk bottles .80, 1 churn & 4 pans .67 

1 Stone jug .45, I keeler .25 

2 Beer casks .40, 6 barrels 3.50 . 

2 Cider casks §2.50, I beer cask & beer i.;o 

1 Demijon .60, 1 four gallon keg .25 

3 Barrels with soap $;, 8 empty casks .50 

2 Kegs & I firkin .7;, 4 clothes' horses .75 
I High post bedstead & sack $5, i ax .25 
I Pine table .25, 1 bedstead & cord, bed & bedding §3 

I Basket .12, I meal chest .75, 3 iron pots & kettles cracked 
I washing machine $j 



.50, 



•93 

•53 

2.25 

2.00 

3^2; 
1.30 

.50 

1.25 

2.00 

.60 

■ •63 

'•7; 

.70 

.70 

.85 

1.25 

1.25 

'■75 
2.50 

2.25 

1.50 

'•'3 

.87 

3^7; 

'•55 

•75 

•52 

•23 

1.30 

3^4° 
'•47 

.70 
3.90 
4.00 

•85 
5-5° 
1.50 

3^25 
8.37 



196 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



I Large family folio Bible $12. 

4 Small new bibles $2, 2 old bibles .50 

I Common Prayer Book .50, Watt's Hymns .10 

1 Jewish Antiquities .20, Whitefield's Sermons .25 

Edwards on Redemption .50, Scotts Essays .50 

1 Vol Gospel Treasury .20, 1 Vol Spiritual Treasury .30 

Sherlock's Discourses .20, Bunyan's Law & Grace .25 

Jay's Sermons .75, Sacred exercises .25 

Spring's Essays .20, Edward's on the Affections .50 

Venn on The Duty of Man .50, Baxter's Saints Rest .50 

Orton's Discourses .10, Parkhurst's Philosophy .50 . 

Buchanan's Researches .25, Christian Detense .20 

Laws Call .40, Vats Scripture History .15 

Mason on Self Knowledge . I o, Practical Piety .13 

Fordices Sermons .06, Wesley's Vindications .10 

Dodd's Thoughts .06, 2 Vols Moore's Practical Piety .i( 

Flavel's Touchstone .10, Criminal Recorder .12 

Village Dialogues .20, 2 Vols Civil Officer .20 

Military Laws .06, Pleasures of Human Lfe .20 

Calcuts Masonry .16, Spirit of Masonry .06 

80 Numbers of various pamphlets .80, 14 Vols old books .3 

Nelson's Life .25, Hitchcock's Poems .06 

Map of the United States .13, Town Officer .13 

4 Maps of Europe .50, 1 Map of Maine .75 . 

4 Cuts of the Prodigal Son .25, Display of the United States 



I 2.00 

2.50 

.60 

•45 

1 .00 
.50 

•45 
1. 00 
.70 
1. 00 
.60 
•45 
•55 
•23 
.16 
.22 
.22 
.40 
.26 
.22 
1. 10 

•3' 

.26 

1.25 

•45 



MEDICAL BOOKS. 

5 Vols Good's Study of Medicine $7 . 

4 Vols Hayward's Anatomy $5, 3 Vols New England Journal $ 

5 Vols Rush's Works 2.50, 2 Vols. Zoonomia $2 

6 Vols Medical Respository 4.50, Dewers Midwifery 2.50 

2 Vols Webster on Diseases $1, Brown's Elements of Medicine .50 
4 Vols Nutler & Mitchel's Medical Repository $3 
Ken's Elements of Chemistry .50 
Moselys On Tropical Diseases .50 

3 Vols Froncreys Elements of Chemistry 1.50 
2 Vols Leake On Women .50, Thomas' Practice $1 
Thatchers Dispensatory .25, System of Anatomy .;o 
Elements of Physiology .50, Materia Medica .50 
Townsend's Guide to Health .50, Bailey's Dictionary .50 . 
London Practice of Physick .50, Bell on Venereal .50 
System of Surgery .50, Pemberton's Treatise .50 



7.00 
8.00 
4.50 
7.00 
1.50 
3.00 

•50 

.50 

1.50 

1.50 

•75 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 
1. 00 



FIFTH GENERATION 

Rush's Lectures . 50, Warren On The Gout .50 

Anatomical Tables .25, Hooper's Medical Dictionary . 50 

Smillie's Midwifery .25, Timbrel On Rupture .25 . 

Hamilton On Midwifery .25, Pharmacopea .50 

Burns on Abortion .25, Wallis On Diseases .;o 

Quincey's Lexicon .50, Bell on Diseases .50 

Buchanan On Diseases .25, Medical Sketches .25 

Morse On Infants .20, Beddees Observations . 2 5 

Surgeon & Physician .30, Denman's Aphorisms .25 

Hooper's Vade Mecum .2;, Motherly's Dictionary $3 

16 Nos Philadelphia Journal .80, 4 Vols Medical Review §3 

24 Nos Medical Journal 7.20, 19 Vols Medical Repository 2.3! 

7 N. England Review .87, 86 Medical Pamphlets .43 

Extracts of Lectures .50. North American Journal .30 

Advice to the Afflicted . 1 2, 1 Old Journal .06 

138 Nos American Intelligencer .68 

IN THE MEDICAL ROOM. 

I Doz. tin candlesticks with reflectors $2 

I Old tin stove .18, 2 small trusses $3 

I Case of 16 drawers & contents No i §3 

I Frame with 3 shelves & 10 small drawers & conts. No 2 

I Case of 12 drawers & cent's No 3 $z 

1 Case of 8 drawers & contents No 4 1 1.25 

I Case 1 6 Apothecary drawers & contents No 5 §4 

I Case of 1 6 Apothecary drawers & contents No 6 $4 

I Case of 16 Apothecary drawers & contents No 7 §4 

3 Shelves .30, contents of 30 
No 8 58 Junk bottles $1.7;, Ogward Stopper bottles & con 

4 Specie jars .63,8 small specie jars & conts $1 
A lot of small Vials 64 in number & contents 1.33, 

I Medicine Chest $1 . . 

I pr Saddle bags & contents .25, Seneca 
Beaver Castor .50, Urva Ursi .17 
Sal armonicae .20, Aloes . i 2 
Iodine .20, Sticking Plaster .06 
White Lead . i 2— Blood Root .20 
Red Lead .08, Spanish Flies .06 
Scanuma .25, Cream Tartar .06 
Assafoetida .06, Nut-galls .06 
Saffron .04, Gumguaiacum .13 
Gum Shellac .20, Gamborge .03 
3 Large junk bottles .24, i marble mortar .50 



'97 





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•75 




.50 




•75 




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•45 




•55 


3 


25 


3 


80 


9 


58 


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30 




80 



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2.00 

3.18 

3.00 

1.50 

2.00 

1.25 

4.00 

4.00 

4.00 

4^3o 

^•75 

1.63 

2-33 
■37 
.67 

•32 
.26 

•32 
.14 

•3' 



•17 
•23 
•74 



198 



THK SHANNON FAMILY 



1 Iron mortar & pestle $l, l bottle olive oil .30 

1 I'ill maehine .25, 1 measuring glass .25 

I Bottle oil of Anilier .25, 1 pr scales and beam .75 

I Pr money scales .25, i portable medicine trunk 53 

1 Small trunk .50, 1 leather pocket book .21; . 

Rowlets Tables of Interest ;(ll, 3 bottles & 

8 Small square drawers .50, 1 chest ;f;i . 

I Electric machine ;f;2, i pine table .13 

1 I'owder horn .20, 1 mahogony table ;^i 

33 Surgical Instruments JiJ.oo 

1 Half bushel measure .30 



jar . I ? 



MRS. SHANNON 



Scott's Family Bible in 3 V\)ls 59, \ old quarti> bible .75 
1 Octavo Bible 1.25, 1 New Testament .25 . 

6 Watt's Hymns 51, Harris' Tour $1 . 

7 Vols Lathrop's Sermons 3.50, Rands Sermons .50 
4 Evangelical Tracts 1.50, Milton's Works .25 
i'ilgrim .20, Christian Education .20 . 
Fordices Address .30, Miranda's Expedition .30 
Sentiments on Resignation .20, Scotts Lessons .20 
Mason on Self Knowledge .20, Gandentur .50 
Domestic Cookery .25, Practical Piety .30 

Christian Morals .25, Compendium of Bible 2 Vols .75 

Ladies I'ocket Library .20, Cecil's Remains .40 

Management of the Tongue .2?, The Mourner . 1 <; . 

Life of Abigail Waters . 1 ;;, '['able Talk .15 

Communicants Companion .11;, 

Jerusalem's Destruction . 20 .... 

A lot of old books containing iH Vols 2.25 

1 Small trunk .12. 

I Ladies Gold Watch S: chaii\ J30 

1 Note signed by David Buckminster and .Abraham Forskee 

dated June 4, 1828 ;)i 100 . 
Cash in Mrs Shannon's hands SIOO 



Several errors in the estimate of the above articles were 
corrected and the total was raised to 



1.30 

•50 
1 .00 

•75 
1.15 
1.50 

^•'3 

1 .20 

5.00 

•30 



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9-75 


1 


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2 


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4 


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1 


75 




40 




60 




40 




70 




55 


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60 




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100 


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100 


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.78 


ifti946 


•52 



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In addition to the above there was returned a list of the notes and debts due the deceased 
which were not aggregated, but ranged from .62cts to $l 24. The number ofpersons against whom 
these debts stood were 1 12, all of whom were named,* and the total amount may be estimated 
at about $800.00. 

Saco, May 28, 1828. 

The aliove inventory was returned to the Probate Court held at Ipswich on the j"* day of 
June 1828 and sworn to by 

Jamks Gray Ik ) 
Samukl Hartlkv f ^PP">S"S 
Jonathan Kin<; ) ='"'^ ^'"^ 
by Mary Shannon Administratrix. 

On the 3'' day of June 1828, at Court of Probate held in Limerick in the County of York 
&c., Mary Shannon Administratrix presented a petition for a license to sell all of the personal 
estate of her late husband for the reason that it was for the best interests of all concerned. 

Which petition was then granted. 

On the I" day ot March, 1829, Mary Shannon widow of Richard C. Shannon filed her 
petition in the Probate Court for the County of York for an allowance out of her late husband's 
estate for her support. 

Which petition was granted and the sum ot two hundred and seventy-five dollars was 
allowed her for that purpose. 

* The names of the persons here referred to are given below. We have thought 
it well to preserve the list, as indicating who were some of Dr. Shannon's patients 
at the time. It will also aid us in noting the changes that have occurred during the 
century among the residents of the town. In this list occur the names of several 
families that still have their representatives living in old Saco. 



Thomas Fowler 
John A. Drew 
Reuben H. Green 
Israel Jacobs 
E. D. Swett 
A. Goodwin 
James Ross 
Rishwi" Jordan, Jr. 
Ehn' Fowler 
Nath' Fernald 
Isaac Kelly 
Zcch. Shed 
William Stone 
James B. Thornton 
Jas. S. Rumery 



John I.. Smith 
Moses Grace 
Samuel Edgecomb 
John Billings 
Reuben Hearn 
James Redlon 
Hezekiah Young 
Erastus Gould 
John Gould 
Jotham Moulton 
Jacob Bridges 
Thomas ClufF 
Sylvanus Lowell, Jr. 
Abraham Kimball, Jr. 
Thomas W. Shannon 



Benjamin Cleaves 
Joshua Scammon 
Richard Berny 
James Hodsdon 
Nicholas Frost 
Benjamin Whittcn 
Samuel Patterson 
William Whitten 
Benjamin Jellison 
Samuel Marshall 
Benjamin Hall 
Eunice Cole 
Betsy Sawyer 
Thomas Dearing 
Benjamin Gilpatrick 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Children of Richard Cutts and Mary: 

147. Caroline, b. May 4, 1802 ; d. March 27, 1803. 

148. Charles Tebbets [346], b. October 21, 1803. 

149. Abigail Tebbets [350], b. November 16, 1805. 

150. Richard, b. January 23, 1807; d. August 4, 1809. 

151. Mary Barker [356], b. May 3, 18 10. 

152. Samuel Tebbets, b. August 16, 1812; d. November 7, 

i8t2. 

153. Samuel Tebbets [361], b. January i, 1814. 

154. James [365], b. October 30, 1816. 

155. Caroline [367], b. January 7, 1819. 



156. WILLIAM SHANNON5 [51], (Thomas^, Cutts^, 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of Captain Thomas and Lillias 
(Watson) Shannon, was born in Dover, N. H., March 10, 1779, 
and educated in the public schools of that town and at the 



Francis Warren 
James Fenderson 
Nath' Crosby 
Solomon Hopkins 
Asa Cole 

George Hooper, Jr. 
David Fernald 
William Gaines 
Abel Hersey 
Jas. Mitchell 
Daniel Gookin 
William C. Brown 
[ames Tarbox 
Frederick Scammon 
Joseph Dearing, Jr. 
Abner Staple 
Hannah Gilpatrick 
Joseph HufF 
Joseph Roberts 



George Googins 
John Kimball 
Jonathan Tucker 
Edward Col ton 
J. H. Munroe 
ledidiah Gordon 
John Plaisted 
Daniel Sawyer 
Joshua Dennet 
Moses Wadlin, Jr. 
Francis Woods 
Jotham Tarbox 
|oseph Benson 
Levi Loring 
James Averill 
Samuel Tarbox 
Simon Gile 
John Hooper 
Stephen Tuttle 



John Noble 
R. Tristram Jordan 
Joseph Patterson 
Joshua Farnham 
Joel Littlefield 
James Fall 
Ebenezer Hill 
Samuel Merrill 
Nath' Patterson 
Samuel Gookins 
Wm. Hammonds 
Thos. Brannon 
David Batchelder 
Aaron Patterson 
Pelatiah Bickford 
Abner Sawyer j** 
Andrew Stackpole 
Abraham Kimball 



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FIFTH GENERATION 



Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H., where he was graduated in 
the year i 797. 




WILLIAM AND MARY IWALDRON) SHANNON. 



He married, September 27, 1801, Mary Waldron, who was 
born in 1782, the daughter of Colonel Isaac'-' and Sarah (Boody) 

* Colonel Isaac Waldron was born in Barrington, N. H., March 16, 1747, the 
son of Richard Canney Waldron. He was twice married, first ta Sarah Boody, and 
second to Tirzah, the daughter of Rev. Oliver Noble, of Newcastle, N. H. He 
was a man of great enterprise. He kept a store and tavern, and cultivated a large 
farm for a great number of years, besides being largely engaged in public affairs. He 
represented his native town in the Legislature for twenty years prior to 1815. He 
held office in the militia of his town before and after the Revolution. He com- 
manded the Fourth New Hampshire Regiment of detached militia, called into service 
September, 18 14, for the defense of Portsmouth, N. H., when threatened by an 
attack of the British naval forces. He died at Barrington May 3, 1841, aged 94 
years. Sarah Boody, the first wife of Colonel Waldron, was born in Strafford, 
N. H., May 8, 1755, and died at Barrington July 8, 1799. — G. E. H. 



202 THK SHANNON FAMILY 

VValdron, of Barriiigtoii, N. H., who died, liis widow, at Newton, 
Mass., June 27, 1862, aged 80 years. 

For some time after his marriage Mr. Shannon resided at 
Rochester and l^arrington, N. H., where he was engaged in 
farming, until the outbreak of the second war with (ireat Britain, 
when he was appointed 2d Lieutenant in the Third Regiment, 
U. S. Artillery, his commission bearing the date of March 25, 
I 812. The following year he was promoted to ist Lieutenant, 
his regiment being engaged in active service on the New York 
frontier. 

Lieutenant Shannon died of fever, August 27, 18 13, while 
stationed at Sacketts Harbor. '•• 

In the following letter Nathaniel Shannon, of Moulton- 
boro, is requested to lend his influence in securing for his nephew, 
William, a military commission in the regular service. 

*In June, 1901, accompanied by my private secretary, Mr. H. Bastianelli, I 
visited the military post which our Government still maintains at Sacketts Harbor, 
with a view of obtaining, if possible, some more definite information regarding the 
last days of Lieutenant Shannon. 

We arrived in the town late in the afternoon of |une 6th, and after supper took 
a carriage and drove to the barracks. Captain Stiles, of the Medical Corps, happened 
to be temporarily in command at the time, and upon learning the object of our visit 
very courteously offered every assistance in his power. 

He first took us to visit the cemetery, to discover, if possible, the place of 
Lieutenant Shannon's burial ; but though we examined carefully every headstone it 
was without result. 

We then went to the Quartermaster's Department, where, he said, a record 
of every interment was kept ; — but there also we found nothing. So our visit to 
Sacketts Harbor was fruitless. 

Afterwards I was told by officials in the War Department that at the close of 
the War of 1812-14 all records at the \arious military posts on our northern frontier 
were ordered sent to Washington ; that the cemetery we had visited was a compara- 
tively modern one ; and that while great care had been taken in removing to it for 
reinterment the remains of all officers and soldiers buried elsewhere in the neighbor- 
hood, it was quite possible that this had not been done in every case. — R. C. S. 



FIFTH GENERATION 203 

Barrington, Apl. 10"'', 18 10. 
Dear Sir : 

I have been advised by as respectable characters as there are in the 
State of New Hampshire (since there are vacancies in the United States 
service for officers) to accept of a Captain's Commission of those detach- 
ing troops. They are willing to lend me every assistance that lies in 
their power to have me commissioned, if I would consider myself a 
candidate. I have thought of it thoroughly ; and considered of it very 
maturely (as the situation of our country at present, on account of 
entering into trade would be precarious) to accept as a candidate. Gen' 
Sam' Hale has written to his brother William Hale, at the City of 
Washington, respecting it, besides other letters which are sent on. If 
you Sir thought my abilities, education, and perseverance were sufficient, 
with y"^ small acquaintance with me on account of my integrity, to lend 
me y' assistance, it would never be forgotten by y"^ humble servant. 
A line sent to the City of Washington from some of y'' respectable 
acquaintances in Portsmouth, in my opinion, would be of great service, 
if you thought proper ; and as you are intimately acquainted with Gov. 
Langdon if you would write a letter to him on the subject you would 
oblige me. 

Yr Affectionate Nephew 

Wm. Shannon Jr 

Nat Shannon, Esq" 

N. B. If this letter meets with your approbation I wish you to 
write immediately on account of Congress rising. My family are all well. 
My wife & myself send our love to you and yours. 






V^.-^^^^^^.^.^ ^^^y~:> 



204 THE SHANNON FAMH^Y 

An inquiry having been addressed to the War Department 
in the hopes ot obtaining further information regarding the 
military service of Lieutenant Shannon during the War of 
1812-14, the following letters were received in reply : 



WAR DEPARTMENT, 

ADJUTANT general's OFFICE, 

WASHINGTON. 

Hon. Richard C. Shannon, April 10, 1902. 

The Portland, 

Washington, D. C. 
Sir: 

In the matter ot the record of Lieutenant William Shannon, 3d 
Artillery, War of 18 12, I have the honor to inform you that the follow- 
ing information is found on record: 

Appointed 2d lieutenant, 3d Artillery, March 12, 1812; accepted 
the appointment in a letter dated Barrington, New Hampshire, March 
23, 1812. He was promoted to be ist lieutenant August 15, 1813, and 
died August 27, 18 13, at Sackett's Harbor, New York. He joined 
Captain Rufus Mclntire's Co. March 29, 18 13. This company was 
stationed at Sackett's Harbor, New York. Lieutenant Shannon appears 
to have been on recruiting duty in New Hampshire between his appoint- 
ment and March, 18 13, for on March 29, 1813, he sailed from Fort 
Constitution, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, for Boston, in company with 
Captain Mclntire, with about one hundred recruits for their regiment, and 
it would seem that he remained at Sackett's Harbor, or in that vicinity, 
until the date of his death. 

Very respectfully, 

H. C. CORBIN, 

Adjutant General, 
Major General, U. S. Army. 



Fort Constitution, March 29th, 1813. 
Sir: 

I have the honor to report to you, that in compliance with directions 
communicated to me by Lieutenant-Colonel Dorrington, Commanding 
the Recruiting District in New Hampshire, and Major Upham, Com- 
manding the District in Maine, I have ordered Captain Mclntire of the 



KIF'I'H (iKNERATION 205 

_3d Artillery, with 64 of his Recruits, in Ciarrison at I'ort McClary, and 
Lieutenant Shannon with 37 Recruits of same Corps, from this Post, 
to embark for Boston, for which place they have this moment set sail, 
the whole under the command of Captain Mclntire. 

■^;. ■■:- * +. :): * * 

I have the honor to be 

with profound respect, 
Sir, 

Your obdt. St. 
Th. H. Cushing, Esq., J. B. Wai.bach, 

Adjutant-General. Corps Arty. 



The following letter of Captain Rutus Mclntire, 3rd Artil- 
lery, U. S. A., to whose Company Lieutenant Shannon was 
attached, gives a touching account ot his last sickness, death and 
burial. 

The original ot this letter is in the possession of the great- 
granddaughters of the Lieutenant, the Misses Wingate, of New- 
ton, Mass., to whom we are indebted for a copy. 

The War Department, having likewise been furnished with 
a copy of this interesting letter, might also with great propriety 
express its acknowledgments to these ladies, since through them 
important information has been obtained regarding an officer of 
the Regular Army which the Department never had before, or, 
if so, had not taken care to preserve it: 



Sackets' Harbor, Sept. 13, 1813. 
Sir:— 

I sit down with sorrow to announce to you the death of Lt. William 
Shannon. He died at this place the 27th August last after an illness of 
about a fortnight with typhus fever. I was sick at Brownville at the 
time, and on my return I could not learn that any one had written to any 
of his connexions to relate the sad story. I with reluctance undertook to 
inform his connexions, though 1 have not the honor of a personal acquaint- 



2o6 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

ance with any of them. As Lt. Shannon marched on to this place with 
me & was considered attached to my company (though he had been doing 
duty in another), I have ventured to give you this information of his 
death, as I understood you were connected with him, and it would be 
improper suddenly to shock his wife with the sad tidings. He had 
enjoyed good health till about the middle of August, when he was taken 
unwell. He took some medicine which appeared to have the desired 
effect, and so far threw oft his complaint that he rode to Brownville 
(8 miles); made me a visit; returned back to camp, and reported himself 
for duty ; but the next day was so violently seized [as to be] beyond the 
reach of medicine to restore him to his friends or his country. In him 
we have lost a valuable officer. 

His effects are safely secured by Major Nye, whose duty it is to 
attend to the chattels of officers of our Rgt. who die from home. They 
are well secured in his trunk and are ready to be sent home the first 
opportunity, except his cap & sword, which could not be put in, & which 
it was thought advisable to dispose of, as they could be sold to advantage 
here, & it would be difficult to transmit them safe, especially the cap. 

He was interred with the honors due to his rank ; & was lamented 
by all who knew him, and by none more than by 

Your humble servant, 

RuFus McIntire, Capt. 
CoL. Isaac Waldron, 3rd Regt. Art. 

Barrington, Strafford County, 

New Hampshire. 



Lieutenant Shannon left surviving him, besides his widow, 
six small children, — the oldest, Sarah Ann, being but nine years 
of age at the time of her father's death, while the youngest, 
Mary, — a posthumous child, — was born only a fortnight after that 
sad event. 

The sudden taking off of the chief prop and support of the 
family was a terrible blow to the widow in her delicate situation, 
and could but enlist the deepest sympathy of all. To distribute 
some of the older children among relatives, for a time at least, 
and provide for their care and education, was naturally the lirst 



FIFTH GENERATION 207 

concern of the widow ; and the following letter to her from her 
brother-in-law, Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, of.Saco, Me., refers 
to this subject : 



Saco, May 21 (18 14). 
Dear Sister 

Your letters have come to hand. It distressed me to find that 
Thomas had carried Isaac home. He has forgotten that he was left 
fatherless. I have been trying to get a place for Isaac, but have not suc- 
ceeded as yet. 1 have now in my house three tatherless children ; and I 
find it difficult to get along myself, but hope for better times. But, as it 
is, it is better than we deserve. William goes to school every day; has 
got through his assemblys catechism ; — hope he will make a good man 
should he live to grow up. If Isaac wants to go to sea I should think 
there are more opportunities in Portsmouth than here. Let some man 
have him that has got no children, and he will be better treated. 

You have been drinking deep of the cup of affliction ; hope it will be 
for your good. We must expect trouble in this world ; we need it to 
wean us from it. Job savs : " Shall we receive good from the hand of 
God and not evil ?" Should I obtain a place for Isaac I will send you 
word ; but the prospect is rather dark. William sends his love to you, 
to Isaac, Oliver & Mary. Mrs. Shannon joins me in love to you with 
our children Abigail & Mary. 



Your Brother, 

Rich'' C. Shannon. 



To Mary Shannon. 



The widow of Lieutenant Shannon survived him nearly half 
a century, living to the advanced age of eighty years, and when 
she finally passed away in the midst of the Civil War (1862) 
there were still living five of her children, and a numerous 
progeny of grandchildren and great-grandchildren, — some of 



208 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



whom, in emulation of the miHtary spirit ot their ancestor, 
were then serving in the ranks of the Union Army. 




MARY (WALDROn) SHANNON. 



Children of William and Mary : 

157. William Augustus, b. November 25, 1802, d. September 

17, 1803. 

158. Sarah Ann [372], b. February 12, 1804. 

159. Thomas, b. February 11, 1805, d. February 12, 1805. 

160. Isaac Waldron [374], b. January 3, 1807. 

161. EHzabeth Waldron [380], b. February 10, 1808. 

162. William Augustus [388], b. March 4, 1810. 

163. Oliver Noble [391], b. December 28, 181 1. 

164. Mary Clark, b. September 9, 1813; died at Newton, Mass., 

August 17, 1887, unmarried. She devoted her lifetime 

to the cause of humanity and the amelioration of the 

condition of the unfortunate and afflicted. 

Mary Clark Shannon was one of the original founders of the Rebecca 

Pomroy Newton Home for Orphan Girls, which in the language of the 



FIFTH GENERATION 209 

29th Annual Report of the Directors was " the combined study and self- 
denying work of four noble women, Rebecca R. Pomroy, Mary C. 
Shannon, Mrs. Daniel L. Furber and Mary Shannon." 




MARY CLARK SHANNON. 



The object for which the Home was established is thus stated in a 
letter written by Mary C. Shannon in 1872 : 

" The question arose . . 'Are not poor, unprotected little girls worth saving, 
and have they no claim upon humanity !' To take children from evil influences before 
they have committed an offence, to train them morally and physically ; to give them a 
grammar school education ; train them to purity of body and mind so essential to health ; 
to have them understand thoroughly how to darn, mend and make^over garments by 
hand sewing, and to have a knowledge of housework in all its departments so that when 
they go out to service they mav be faithtiji and efficient in their duties ; all this was a 
problem to be worked out." 

The following obituary of Miss Shannon, published in the Fifteenth 
Annual Report of the Directors of the Pomroy Home, portrays some of 
the noble virtues of this most estimable lady and christian philanthropist: 

In the death of Miss Mary C. Shannon, " Our Home " has lost its ealiest, most 
constant, most devoted friend, and we, the Directors, our wisest co-worker : the 
last of the four original projectors and sustainers of the home has passed to her 
reward. 



210 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

To Miss Shannon more than to any other were due the conception and foun- 
dation of "• The Newton Pomroy Home for Orphan and Destitute Girls." 

It was through this noble woman's influence, that the sympathy of the late Mrs. 
Daniel L. Furber and Hon. J. Wilev Edmands was enlisted. Through the wisely 
directed efforts of this trio, Mrs. Rebecca R. Pomroy was enabled to continue the 
good work she had so admirably begun under the auspices of the Boston Children's 
Aid Society at Newton Centre, but under far more favorable circumstances and 
surroundings. Miss Shannon's rare and effective ability joined to the unsurpassed 
gifts of Aunty Pomroy, and working in perfect unison of spirit, made ours a model 
Home and assured its success. 

But for Miss Shannon, Our Home would not have been, and but for her 
untiring oversight and aid, financial and other, rendered directly and indirectly, the 
Home could not have continued its life. This beautiful life, modelled on the highest 
plane of christian faith and devotion, was, and will continue to be an inspiration to 
all that is true and good. 

There can be no more fitting tribute rendered to her than the following by 
her intimate and appreciative friend, Mrs. Ednah D. Cheney, with which we are in 
fullest sympathy. 

Nath'l T. Allen. 

It is not good that we should let such a life close on earth without a few words, utterly 
inadequate though they mav be, to record what it has been. As we watch the sun sink below 
the horizon, there gradually spreads a radiance over the sky which makes every cloud a tabernacle 
of glory, and gives us a greater sense of his majesty than the noon-day beams which have filled 
the earth with life ; and so, when a noble life closes here, its radiance seems to light up the 
whole sphere of its relations, and we know the ideal truth and beauty of the soul which has 
dwelt among us so long. 

Mary Shannon was of the rarest and noblest type of women. Majestic in person, with a 
countenance of noble beauty, full of glowing health and life, she at once impressed all who saw 
her, in woods or garden, in her large hat, with staff in hand, as a goddess of nature. She was 
Diana in the woods — close ally and friend of trees and flowers and streams, and every animal 
and hving thing. She knew their secrets and met their wants from sympathy. She loved even 
the brown earth, and when she took it in her hands and rubbed it, she felt in it the potency and 
promise of all the beauty and use that would come out of it. "I have known the love of God 
in human beings and nature," she said. Humanity in every form was dear to her. Her love 
of children was a perpetual outflowing of a mother-heart, and she won them to her and held them 
with a fascination they could never resist. She was one with them, and they were at ease and 
at home with her. But, in whatever society she came, she was peeress of the realm. With no 
pretensions to learning, she was educated by thought, by reading, by experience, by close 
observation of nature, by loving service, and by communion with noble souls. 

The great and the learned found her companionship full of charm and refreshment. Yet 
no one was so humble as to feel set apart from her, or offended with condescension or cold 
charity. She took the farmer, returning fi-om his work, up the hill in her carriage, and talked 
with him of his work and all the interests of the town, and gave and received valuable informa- 
tion. Bv her swift intelligence and sympathetic insight she entered at once into the highest 



FIFTH GENERATION 211 

realms of thought, and her rich hnagination always brought poetic illustration from her rich stores 
of experience in nature and life. The truths of science were fully welcome to her ; she had 
often anticipated the revelations of biology in her own sympathetic relation to animal and 
flower. 

The true, broad sweep of her mind freed her from all bondage to traditions, and her uni- 
versal humanity made her a keen reformer of \vrongs ; so she was active in all the great work 
of her time for human progress. She was an abolitionist in the earliest days of protest against 
slavery, deeply interested in the war, in the education of the freedmen, and an active member 
of the Free Religious Association. She gave of her time, her sympathy, her means, to everv 
cause which won her approbation. 

She had the deepest interest in all the movement for the advancement of woman and the 
establishment of her right to suffrage, and aided it in every way possible to her. The support 
of a free bed in the New England Hospital, and other constant benefactions to it, spoke her 
interest in the education of women physicians. Her constant aid, svmpathv and love were 
given to Harriet Ryan, in her noble work for incurables. It is impossible to enumerate all the 
charities she has helped ; but nearest and dearest of all to her was the Newton Home for Orphan 
and Destitute Girls, founded in 1872, and now named for its first blessed matron, Auntv 
Pomroy. To Miss Shannon, with the aid of the dear niece who was one with her in all things, 
this owes its existence. She gave constant personal care to it, and the wisdom of its manage- 
ment and the success of its efforts are mainly due to her counsel and love. She knew everv 
child, and was friend and benefactor to every one ; and fitly did the sweet young voices sing 
hymns of trust and gratitude to God about her grave. 

What she was to her family, to fiiends, to every one who knew her, in sorrow or jov, in 
sickness or health, words cannot tell. A multitude of mourning yet gratefijl hearts, and they 
alone, can tell the blessing of her private ministrations of love and service. 

She had no idea of her great gift of speech, but her conversation was rich, fluent and imag- 
inative, and she listened as well as she talked. She loved art in every form, music was a need 
of her soul, and sculpture and painting both gave her genuine enjoyment. Color was a natural 
expression of her rich, loving nature ; but her own art, in which she expressed herself, was the 
cultivation and arrangement of flowers. Her garden was her atelier, her bouquets were poems, 
every one full of thought and sentiment. " Every flower in her hand was laden with a thought." 
She could never give to one friend flowers she had prepared for another, anv more than she 
could have exchanged letters. 

But she had a word for every one, choice rare flowers for those who appreciated them, and 
abounding supply of the homely beauties for all. While talking in her garden, her fingers, seem- 
ingly unconscious, picked the little sweet violets, and bound them into bunches ; and her bag 
was filled with them when she went into the city, that she might help them " to go on their 
mission to every one in need." How often, in spring-time, the fragrance of the violets as one 
opened the door betrayed, " Mary has been here." 

She shrank from publicity, and did not like to give her name with her gifts — oiJy would 
she give it when it was her duty to stand by an unpopular cause or when personal recognition 
was the greatest of gifts. She was thoroughly brave, physically as well as morally. She once 
stood unflinchingly by a young girl enduring a severe operation without ether, and the poor 



212 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

sufferer gathered courage from her eyes. A true woman, she could bring all her resources to 
meet the emergencies of the hour, and never failed while there was duty to be done. 

She was generous to the extreme, lavish in everything she could bestow on others, her 
flowers, her fruit, her money, her strength, her time, her sympathy, yet she never wasted 
anything that could be of service to any human being. The over-crowded flower-bed must be 
cleared, but some empty spot was found for every lily and violet that might bloom to bless — 
the seeds must be saved to be sown in some empty garden — everything must be helped to do its 
mission of good. 

Wonderfijl, too, was her faith in goodness. Heavy sorrows, terrible trials had been hers ; 
she had seen treachery and evil and sin about her, but they could not darken her heart. Always 
trusting, always seeing the good before the evil in others, it was a bitter experience which made 
her ever withdraw her love and confidence where she had once placed it. 

With a union of physical strength and beauty, practical ability and judgment, and outflow- 
ing, tender love, she had also a soul attuned to religion as its native tongue. Nothing to her 
stood alone, everything was in divine relation to the great source of all good, to the illimitable 
future. An optimist to the core of her heart, she never doubted the universal goodness, and she 
was sanguine and buoyant and full of hope in every experience of life. So she trusted herself 
and believed she could help, and did so with wise and ready hand. 

What has Death to do with Life, save to strip from it a worn-out garment, a tool no longer 
useful, and leave it free to expand into more glorious proportions } The sun has set, even the 
after-glow will fade, and then will still shine the eternal stars, the sun to other worlds than ours. 

The hearts that loved her will keep her memory green, but when even her name has passed 
away, the influence of her life will still not be lost, but will have spread its seed far and wide, 
and the great principles for which she lived, and in whose faith she died, will still remain 
animating others to such work as she has done, and bringing them such joy as she has known. 
— E. D. C. 

165. THOMAS WESTBROOKE WALDRON SHAN- 

NON5* [55], (Thomas4-, Cutts-^ Nathaniel, Nathaniel',) son 
of Captain Thomas and Lillias (Watson) Shannon, was born in 
Dover, N. H., November 21, 1787, and was graduated in 18 10 
at Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H. He was postmaster of 

* He was so named after Capt. Thomas Westbroolc Waldron, who was a 
second cousin of his father, Thomas Shannon, who when a boy of 14, upon the 
death of his father, Cutts Shannon, in 1763, had gone to live with Captain Waldron, 
who brought him up. He seems to have been intimately associated with Captain 
Waldron to the last ; for he was not only a witness to his Will, but the adminis- 
trator of his large estate. 

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Saco, Me., from 1842 to 1846; cashier of the Manufacturers' 
Bank in that town; and colonel of a regiment of the State 
Militia. 




THOMAS WESTBHOOKE WALORON AND ELIZA (PERKINS) SHANNON. 

He married, October, 181 2, Eliza Perkins, the daughter of 
Eliphalet and Elizabeth Perkins, of Kennebunkport, Me., who 
died May 9, i 877, aged 85 years. He died at Saco, June 7, 1852. 



Thomas Westbrook Waldron, born July 26, 1721, was a man of large property and 
extensive influence, although not so much in public office as his father, grandfather, 
or great-grandfather had been. He was an officer at the conquest of Louisburg, and 
his portrait can still be seen in the old mansion of Gov. Benning Wentworth at 
Little Harbour, near Newcastle. 

The records of Dover show him to have been moderator of the town meetings 
in 1754, '6, '7, '9, '60, '62 to '69, '71 to '75 ; a selectman in 1751, '3, '4, '6, '8 
to '61 ; Townclerk from i 771 to i 775 ; and Representative in i 756, '62 to '65, '68. 

He died April 3, 1785, and was buried in the cemetery of the Methodist 
Church. 

He was a large owner of real estate. In addition to the Dover property he 
owned lands in Rochester, Harrington, Gilmanton, Grafton County, Lebanon, 
Chichester, Canaan and Kilkenny. He also owned the Globe Tavern, the Square 
and the Training Field in Portsmouth, two mill privileges in Portsmouth, and part 
of the lower falls at Dover. — R. C. S. 



214 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



The following obituary was published in a local paper : 

"The death of Col. Shannon occurred on the yth instant. He 
had long been one of the most estimable citizens of Saco, and a 
consistent member of the Congregational Church. He was post- 
master in Saco for a number of years commencing with the year 
1 841 ; subsequently he was cashier of the Manufacturers' Bank 
for many years. 

" Upright in character, courteous in manner, obliging in dis- 
position, exemplary in his life, he was esteemed and beloved by 
all who knew him. 

" His genial disposition and affectionate heart carried to his 
hearthstone a bright and pleasant light which warmed and cheered 
the family household. The memory of Col. Shannon must linger 
long in the hearts of all who knew him. To his family his loss is 
irreparable, and his townsmen mourn the decease of a valued and 
deeply respected citizen. 

" He has gone hence, but leaves the fragrance of a sweet 
memory, that may temper the bitterness of family affliction, and 
give consolation to the sorrowing hearts who will see him no more 
on earth." 




THE THOMAS WESTBROOKE WALDRON SHANNON BURIAL GROUND AT SACO, ME. 



FIFTH GENERATION 215 

Children of Thomas Westbrooke Waldron and Eliza : 
166. Elizabeth Perkins [395], b. August 23, 18 13. 

Phebe Westbrooke Waldron [397], b. March 16, 18 15. 
George Washington [404], b. October 10, 1816. 
Horatio Nelson [406], b. July 13, 1818. 
Harriett Townsend, b. December 14, 1821; d. August 11, 
1822. 
171. Sophia Moody, b. December 14, 1821 ; d. December 27, 
1904. 



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SOPHIA MOODY SHANNON. 



In gentle sleep she closed a long-life of faithful 
service to all within sound of her voice or touch ot 
her hand. Could all those to whom she had given 
helpfulness by word or deed speak their tribute of 
thought, she would need no memorial of marble. Her 
harvest knew no season in its ripening ; it was gathered 
every day. She was beautiful in person ; dignified and 
graceful in manners; faithful in friendships and cour- 
teous to all, — a lady of the old school. — E. V. T. 

172. Thomas Westbrooke [410], b. April 17, 1825. 



2i6 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

173. Richard Cutts, b. January 2, 1828; was educated at Thorn- 
ton Academy, Saco, Me., and engaged in the dry goods 
commission business in New York City, — having also 
been engaged in the same business at Saco, Me., in 




Kentucky, and at Boston, Mass. He married, June 
26, 1871, Eugenia Ruff, who was born in Philadelphia, 
Pa., July 12, 1844, the daughter of William Ruff, of the 
United States Army. She died in Philadelphia, Pa., 




RICHARD CUTTS AND EUGENIA IRUFF) SHANNON. 



October 9, 1897. He died in Boston, Mass., February 
24, 1900. 
174. Ellen Vaughan, b. July 4, 1833 ; d. August 23, 1842. 






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217 



175. ABIGAIL SHANNON'' [56J, (Thomas4, Cutts3, 
NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of Captain Thomas and Lillias 
(Watson) Shannon, was born in Dover, N. H., January 2, i 790. 
She married John Warner, a merchant of Portsmouth, N. H. 
Afterwards iiioved to New York, where she died September i 2, 
1840. He died at New York, October 24, 1849, i" his seventy- 
first year. 




JOHN AKO ABIGAIL 'SHANNON) WARNER. 



Children of John and Abigail Warner : 
176. Elizabeth, b. June 27, 18 14, in Boston, Mass.; d. Decem- 
ber 28, 1898, in Brooklyn, N. Y. 
177- Anna Maria, b. May 26, 1817, in Boston, Mass.; d. Sep- 
tember 24, i860, in New York. 

178. Harriet, b, January i, 1820, in New York; d. December 

5, 1869, in Brooklyn, N. Y. Resided with her brother 
Alexander. 

179. Alexander, b. November 23, 1821, in New York; m. 

Frances Coles. He died September 28, 1893, >" Mont- 
clair, N. J. 



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THK SHANNON KAMILY 



I 80. 



Children of Alexumier and I'rances Warner: 

i. Warren, b. 1847, '■'' New York City; d. young. 
ii. Natiine, b. 1849, in New York City; unmarried. 

Resides in Brooklyn, N. \. 

iii. Juliet, b. 1852, in New York City; unmarried. 

Resides in Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Juliet, b. January 3T, 1826. She was twice married; first 

to John Munn, by wiiom she had one son, Caldwell 

Warner; born November 8, 1853. Married, second, 

September 26, 1862, Thomas H. McAllister, born 

September 26, 1824, by whom her son was adopted, 

and who now bears the name of Caldwell Warner 




THOMAS H. AND JULIET (WARNER) MCALLISTER. 



McAllister. Mrs. McAllister died at Brooklyn, N. Y., 

August 17, 1888. Mr. McAllister died at the same 

place November 29, 1898. 

i. Caldwell Warner McAllister, born November 8, 

185J; married, first, February 12, 1878, Lizzie 

Sanxay, who was born December 27, 1857, the 

daughter of Skeffinton S. and Janette ( Kickett) 

Sanxay, and died September 14, 1887; married, 

second, January 8, 1891, Lillian Allen, who was 

born August i 1, i860, the daughter of Charles W. 

and Jenny (Hunn) Allen. 



FIFTH (JENKRATION 219 

Children of Caldwell and Lizzie McAllister: 

1. Howard Livingston, b. March 19, 1879. 

2. Caldwell Warner, b. June i, i88i ; d. 

November 19, i 888. 

3. Charles Skeffinton, b. February 2, 1887. 
181. John, b. December 24, 1828, in New York City; married, 

November 9, i 851, Margaret Leslie. He died at Brook- 
lyn, N. Y., December 3 I, 1885. 
Children of John and Margaret Warner: 
i. John W., b. August 8, 1852; d. August 15, 1856. 
ii. LilliasLeslie.b. July 27, 1854; m. William J. Rand. 
Children of William and Lillias Rand : 

1. William J., b. August 2, 1878. 

2. Jerome Winthrop, b. January 22, 1882. 

iii. Nelson, b. October 4, 1855; m. Frances Beck. 

He died in August, 1891. 

Child of Nelson and Frances Warner : 
Edith, b. 1886. 
iv. Jessie Elliott, b. August 2, 1857; m. Harry N. W. 

Magill. 

Children of Harry and Jessie Magill : 

1. Vaughan, b. September 6, 1879. 

2. Lillias Leslie, b. November 4, 1881. 

3. Juliet Allister, b. November 4, 1881. 

4. Elmer Edwin, b. August 22,1883; d- 'n 

1891. 

5. Nadine, b. March 23, 1886. 

6. Marguerite Frances, b. June 6, 1893. 

V. Henry, b. June 29, 1859; m. M'innie Gildersleve. 
He died April 3, i 893. 
Child of Henry and Minnie Warner: 
Harold Leslie, b. 1887. 
vi. Annie, b. September 18, 1861; d. November 24, 

1872. 
vii. Frank, b. August 18, 1868; d. July 16, 1886. 



220 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

182. ABIGAIL SHANNON^ [60], (Nathaniel^, Cutts^ 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Nathaniel and Mary (Dow) 
Shannon, was born December 4, 1781, and was twice married; 
iirst, in 1798, to Jonathan Wiggin, a merchant of Moultonboro, 
N. H., who died* November, 1809, at Santiago de Cuba in the 
West Indies; and second, July 26, 181 5, to Ezekiel Hoitt, of 
Moultonboro, N. H., the son of Col. Nathan and Mercy Hoitt. 

Mr. Hoitt was a Justice of the Peace, a Deputy Sheriff, and 
represented the town of Moultonboro several times in the New 



* From the terms of the following letter written to his wife in October, 1809, 
it is clear that he had a premonition of his death very shortly before it happened : 

Kingston, October 19, i8og. 
Dear Madam : 

I inform you that I arived hear in eighteen days from Wilmington all well. I spoke the 
Nat & John off Cape Maze Bearing down for St. lago, at which place she must [have] arrived 
the next day. I am hearty & well & have made a fine voyage out. I sold my Boards for 
80 Dollars per m. staves 120 shingles 15 flour 14 tar & Pitch 20. I shall sail in two days for 
St. lago in the Mary to fetch the Nat & John cargo. I have chartered the Mary for 225 Dollars 
a trip as long as the non-intercourse continues, he paying all port charges. I have been offered 
1000 a trip which I shant take before I Bring My own. I found after I got to sea that I got 
among a set of fools the Captain & Mate could not take the sun & no Sailor. If I had not Been 
there she Must have Been Lost. I have worked like a slave and worn down with fatigue. I 
am now Master myself and have a chance, if God spares my life, to clear five hundred Dollars 
a trip clear. The Nat & John will sail immediately for Wilmington, and I shall stay here. 
This ship that I send this by, Capt Ogdon, is bound to Savanah, — the first vessel bound to 
the Northward I shall send you some money. You must not be uneasy about me, if God should 
call me home, 13 I should never see you again. We have made a large sum of money which 
among my papers you will find, receipts signed by William H. Savage the American Consul at 
Kingston, Jamaica. I shall send you one thousand Dollars by the first vessel. Give my 
respects to all inquiring friends. You will hear from me every opportunity & hope by the letter 
I wrote you from Wilmington you will find an oportunity sending one to me which will be a 
great satisfaction to your afectionate husband 

JoN-'^ WiGGIN. 

N. B. 1 would thank you when you address a letter to me you would omit the word 
Esq., for sailors and esquires dont agree. 



FIFTH GENERATION 221 

Hampshire Legislature. He died December 29, 1828. She 
died at Moultonboro, April 23, 1866. 

Child of Jonathan and Abigail Wiggin : 
183. Jonathan C, b. May 12, 1801; d. March 3, 1877. He 
enlisted on board the U. S. S. Java in 1826, and for 
several years after was with that vessel in the Mediterra- 
nean. He returned to Moultonboro upon the expiration 
of his term of service, and married Thurza Hodo-don. 
They had three children, all of whom died in infancy. 

The following letters, written by him to his mother during his 
Mediterranean cruise, and her reply, may be of interest to his relatives: 



U. S. S. Java, 

Smyrna, September 5th, 1827. 
Dear Mother : 

I now take this opportunity to write to you to let you know that I 
am in good health and have been ever since I'left you. We had a good 
passage from America of 23 days to Gibraltar. I have been at Algiers 
and Tunis. At Tripoli we moved our ship over to the old city of Carth- 
age. There was plenty of the old ruins to be seen. From there we went 
to Milo, where the Turks have since put to death all the Greeks and 
one English lieutenant; and for satisfaction the English and Dutch and 
Austrians and Russians and Prussians have determined to destroy Tunis, 
and then to enter the Dardanelles and lay siege to Constanunople and then 
enter the Black sea. When I shall return home it is altogether uncertain. 
I shall, if possible, get transferred to another ship that is going home. I 
have got a promise of my discharge as quick as I can get to America. I 
want to hear from you, but 'tis impossible ; for I am a great distance from 
you, — the distance of about eight thousand miles from Boston. This 
country is a very mountainous one, and numerous volcanoes. The coun- 
try is very healthy and fertile. I want you to settle all my business as 
quickly as possible, for it is better for you to pay the debts than to pay 
the interest. I shall save all that lays in my power. I want you to let 
my good Miss Thurza know of my health whether she is married or 
not, that is of no consequence ; for she was a friend of mine and I was 
a friend to her. I am a great ways from her now, but my good wishes 
are with her and all the rest of my acquaintances. I am in a great hurry 



222 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

to get this letter on board the Brig Smyrna. She has her sails all loose 
and her anchor up. She is waiting for our letters, and so I must bid you 
goodby. I shall write as often as possible. 

This from your affectionate friend and son, 
To Jon* Wiggin, 

EZEKIEL HOITT 

and 
Abigail Hoitt. 



Port Mahon, March 21st, 1828. 
Dear Mother: 

I have now an opportunity to write to you by way of the U. S. 
Frigate Constitution in care of Mr. Smith, the Boatswain of our ship. 
He is returning home on account of his health. I have been in perfect 
health ever since I left home, and I hope that these lines will find you in 
the same good health. I should be glad to hear from you, but I have 
not since I left you. You must not worry yourself about me, for I enjoy 
myself very well. We have been in port ever since the 14th of Novem- 
ber, and we shall remain here until the Delaware arrives. She is expected 
every day, and then we shall go to the Dardanelles and remain there until 
the Fall, and then return to this port. I expect to have the pleasure of 
visiting the south of France, Spain and Italy. That will be when we are 
outward bound. The Commodore has discharged about one hundred 
men that were unfit for the sea service, and shipped about as many more 
very rugged men from the Constitution. It is very healthy in this coun- 
try. I wish that you would be very careful in settling my business as 
quickly as you can ; for it will save interest. Remember my love to all 
my acquaintances and friends. 

This from your affectionate son, 

JoN-* Wiggin. 
To 

Abigail Hoitt 



Smyrna, September 12, 1828. 
Dear Mother: 

I now take an opportunity to write to you to let you know that I am 
well, and hope that these lines will find you in the same good health. 
The ships company has been quite sick, but since the weather has become 



FIFTH GENERATION 223 

cooler the ship has got to be quite healthy. We have been up as high as 
Tenedos, that is at the mouth of the Dardanelles. There are no ships of 
war allowed up any further. We have got orders to sail for Mahon the 
lOth of next month, there to lay up for Winter quarters. We shall lay 
there four or five months to clear the ships hold out and recork. I expect 
that we shall next season return to Smyrna for a short time, and then 
make preparations for returning home ; and then if nothing happens I 
shall return. If I don't get my discharge I shall get a furlough for a 
short time. The Russians and Turks are in the heat of their war. The 
Russians are expected to enter Constantinople daily. If they do there 
will be hot work; for the Russians have one million and a half fighting 
men and the Turks are as numerous as the sand on the sea-shore. The 
English and the French are the Russians' allies. They are daily sending 
troops to the assistance of the Russians. I wish you would get all my 
business settled so that I can begin square and then see if I can keep so. 
I think that this will be a fine school for me. I want you to remember 
my love to Miss Thurza Hodgdon and the rest of my friends and 
acquaintances. I wish them all well ; and that the young men will always 
keep clear of a man of war. It is a bad place for young men to get into. 
There are all kinds of bad vices that can be named; but I hope to keep 
from them. I have got my grog stopped, and I am allowed for it one 
dollar and eighty cents a month from the Purser. 

This from your affectionate son, 

JoN'* WiGGIN. 

To 

Abigail Hoitt. 

A letter from Abigail Hoittto her son Jon^ Wiggin. 

Moultonboro, May 24th, 1829. 
Dear Son : 

I received your letter dated January 28th yesterday, by mail, 4 days 
from New York, which informed me that you were well, which I was 
happy to hear. I have received six letters from you since you left home : 
1st. dated Boston harbor; 2nd. Smyrna, September 5, 1827; 3rd. Octo- 
ber 4, 1827 ; 4th. Port Mahone, March 21, 1828 ; 5th. Smyrna, Septem- 
ber 12, 1828; 6th. January 28, 1829. Your letter of September I 
received two months from date ; the last was almost four months from 
date. In all your letters but one you write that you enjoy yourself very 
well, but, if I mistake not, the reverse is your situation. However, as 



224 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

you are there, I hope you will do your duty like a brave man ; and if you 
live receive an honorable discharge when you return home. I watch all 
the newspapers to find some account of the 'Java, which I often do. 
In a paragraph dated Port Mahon, February, I saw that there has been 
a serious disturbance between the sailors of the Java and two French 
vessels, and that the ring-leaders were in custody to receive their punish- 
ment. I pray God you were not of the number. Oh my son, when I 
think of your situation my heart aches to think of the distance there is 
between us, and how happy you might have been at home; but I hope 
your roving disposition will be cured, if you should be so fortunate as to 
return. 

I have nothing but trouble to write you. Your father-in-law died 
29th December, Monday morning, five o'clock. His disorder was pleu- 
risy fever, which caused an inflamation of the lungs, which caused him great 
distress. He lived only three weeks from his first complaining. I am 
now bereft of almost all friends. People have been very kind, especially 
in your father's sickness. 

Mr. Strong's family came to live with me last April. They carry on 
the farm, so that I have not much trouble. Your affairs are in nearly the 
same situation as they were when you left home. We have not been 
able to make any settlement with your uncles. Last Fall your father and 
myself consulted Wm. Christie, a lawyer at Dover, what was best to be 
done, but did not receive his opinion until after your father's death. I 
think it best now to wait awhile, as they can be called to account at any 
time. If I should wait till your return you can settle in your own person, 
as every one knows you have been wrong'd. We thought it best to try 
all fair means first, but found it had no effect. If your father had lived 
I think by this time we should have had things in a fair train for a settle- 
ment. But let that not make any difference about your coming home. 
You have a good home to come to, if you never receive anything from 
them. 

Your Uncle Thomas Shannon moved to live with your grandmother 
1 years ago. Your relations are all well. There is great enquiry after 
you when it is known I had received a letter from you. I have not seen 
Thurza Hodgdon since you went away, nor hardly heard from her; but 
think they are all well. I hope you will keep yourself from all bad habits, 
for in such mixed multitude there must be people of all descriptions. I 
hope my dear child you will not be lost to thoughts of a " future state." 
Your affectionate mother, 

Abigail Hoitt. 



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184. THOxMAS SHANNON? [61], (Nathaniel^, Cutts\ 
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Shannon, was born December 25, 1783, graduated in 1799 at 
Phillips Academy, Exeter, N. H., and entered the mercantile 
business at Portsmouth, N. H., which he soon abandoned and 
studied medicine and surgery under the instruction of his cousin. 
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DR. THOMAS SHANNON. 



He commenced the practice of his profession at Pittsfield, 
N. H., in 1807, which he continued in that place and the adja- 
cent towns with great success until 1826, when he was called to 
Moultonboro, N. H., to take charge of the estate of his father, 
who had died there. 

In connection with the cultivation of the large farm left 
him by his father he devoted his time to his profession in Moul- 
tonboro and vicinity until his decease, which occurred July 6, 
1864. 



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FIFTH GENERATION 227 

While a resident of Pittslield he represented that town in 
the Legislature in the year 18 17, and also Moultonboro in 1829. 
He was highly esteemed as a physician, and for many years was 
a member of the New Hampshire Medical Society, and one of 
the trustees of the asylum for the insane at Concord, N. H. 

Dr. Shannon was united in marriage July 8, 1808, to 
Margaret Vaughan Moses,* who was born February 7, 1784. 



* Her mother was Sarah Vaughan, daughter of Eliot and Anna (Gerrish) 
Vaughan ; born in Portsmouth, N. H., April, 1739 ; married Capt. Jotham Rindge; 
born February 28, 1737, the son of Hon. John and Ann (Odiorne) Rindge, of 
Portsmouth. 

The family of Rindge is of English origin; the first of the name on record in 
Massachusetts was Daniel Rindge, of Roxbury, 1639, who removed to Ipswich, 
1648; he married Ann Kinsman, and died February, 1661, leaving as issue by 
wife Ann,_Mary, Susanna, Daniel, Roger, Sarah and Isaac. The last named 
married Elizabeth Dutch, and their oldest son, John, born June i, 1695, was of 
Portsmouth, N. H., 17 10. He married Ann, daughter of Hon. Jotham Odiorne. 

Hon. John Rindge was a merchant, and possessed a handsome estate ; was 
many years a member of the Provincial Assembly; Commissioner to the Court of 
Great Britain to settle the boundary line between Massachusetts and New Hamp- 
shire, 1731-2; and was a member of His Majesty's Council, 1738-40. He died 
November 6, 1 740, aged 45 years. 

John and Ann (Odiorne) Rindge had 13 children, viz.: 

1. Elizabeth, b. July 29, 1717 ; m. Hon. Mark Hunking Wentworth. They 

were the parents of John Wentworth, the last of the Royal Governors of 
New Hampshire. 

2. Isaac, b. September 22, 1719. 

3. George, b. 1721. 

4. Ann, b. August 20, 1723 ; m. October 29, 1742, Daniel Pierce; d. October 

19. '748. 

5. Mehitable, b. September 22, 1725 ; m. Daniel Rogers ; d. June, 1803. 

6. John, b. July 23, 1727 ; d. December 17, 1786. 

7. Daniel, b. September 18, 1729. 

8. Daniel, b. October 5, 173, ; m. Olive Huske ; d. January 12, 1799. 

9. William, b. April 21, 1734. 

10. Isaac, b. October 20, 1735 ; m. Sarah Pavi, who d. July, 1789. He d. at 
Portsmouth December, 1805. 



228 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

She was the daughter of Josiah and Sarah ( Rindge ) Moses, of 
Portsmouth, N. H., and died at Moultonboro, N. H., October 



11. Jotham, b. February 28, 1737 ; m. Sarah Vaughan. 

12. Benjamin, b. May 31, 1739. 
1 ^. George, b. i 740. 

Jotham Rindge was the maternal uncle of John Wentworth, the last of the 
Royal Governors of New Hampshire, and for a considerable time had charge of the 
Governor's celebrated farm at Wolfeboro, N. H. 

About the year 1775, he commenced the settlement of the township of Shel- 
burne, N. H., of which he was the principal proprietor, — then a dense wilderness, 
and remote from the inhabited parts of the country. 

After six years of hardship and privations, incident to a life in such a locality, 
the township contained five families, when an event occurred which caused the pro- 
prietor to abandon the enterprise, and which is thus related by Mrs. Mary J. (Shan- 
non) Libbey, of East Moultonboro, N. H., to whom the story was told when a child 
by her great-grandmother Sarah Vaughan Rindge, then the widow of Jotham : 

It was in the month of August, 1781, while most of the men were at work in the saw mill, 
at some distance from my great-grandfather Rindge' s cabin, a party ot Indians from Canada 
suddenly entered the settlement (Shelburne), killed one man by the name ot Poor, and grandfather 
Rindge seeing them approaching his cabin, went out to beg for his life ; the Indians instantly 
levelled their guns to shoot him, when an old Indian, recognizing him as a person from whom 
he had before received some favors, spoke, "No ; no kill Cap'n Rindge, he very good friend 
to Indians ;" that Indian saved the family. 

They, however, entered the cabin, and compelled grandmother to prepare them some food, 
and stationed two squaws to watch her while she cooked it. 

Evervthing within sight thev destroved or carried away ; even the crockery ware in a chest 
was all broken. 

Grandmother's silk dresses were regarded bv them as valuable prizes, — which they after- 
wards sold in Canada. 

As one of the Indians was passing out of the cabin door, grandmother noticed a piece ot 
one of her silk dresses hanging down from under his arm ; she pulled it away from him and 
retained it. 

This dress was for 3 long time afterwards in the possession of her granddaughter, Mrs. 
Eloisa M. Butters, preserved by her as a memento of that event. 

Grandmother said she had but one sheet left, which was out of doors whitening ; it was 
taken to wrap the body of Mr. Poor in. 

The Indians carried away with them grandfather Rindge's black man Plato, and sold him 
in Canada ; some years afterwards, when John Wentworth, then become Governor of Nova 
Scotia, was in Canada, he met Plato, and hearing his story, bought him of his new master, and 



FIFTH GENERATION 229 

26, 1846. He married, second, May 15, 1849, Martha Varney. 
She was born October 18, 1800. He died July 6, 1864. She 
died in i 896. 



sent him back to grandfather. After the Indians had departed, my grandfather, Josiah Moses, 
a son-in-law to grandfather Rindge, concealed the family in the neighboring woods, and started 
on foot with nothing for clothing, except his pants and shirt, armed with a loaded gun, for 
Pequakett (now Fryeburg). Me., a distance of thirty miles, for troops to pursue the Indians and 
protect the settlement ; althougi, he reached that place in safety, his request was refiised upon 
the pretext that he was a " Tory." 

The settlement being exposed at any time to similar incursions of the Indians, grandfather 
and his family immediately abandoned it. 

Captain Rindge and family soon after returned to Portsmouth, where he died 
a victim of the yellow fever epidemic, which raged so fatally in that place in the 
summer and autumn of the year 1798. 

The following notice of his death appeared in the Portsmouth " Oracle," pub- 
lished September i, 1798: 

" Died, in this town Jotham Rindge, Esq ; aged 60. The seeds of his dissolution 
were sown in the death of a beloved child. He survived but a few days, and left an 
amiable partner and two daughters to weep. 

" How happy those, who tend like him the bed 
Where Death's rude pillow, pains the aching head 
Then on the self-same couch, lay down to rest 
And wake from e'vry pain, forever blest." 

His widow, Sarah Vaughan Rindge, died at the residence of her granddaughter, 
Mrs. Dr. Thomas Shannon, in Pittsfield, N. H., February, 1826. 
Children of Jotham and Sarah Rindge : 

1. Sarah, bapt. November 15, i;6l ; d. 1786 ; m. Josiah Moses, of Portsmouth 
N. H. 
Children of Josiah and Sarah Moses : 

i. Sarah, d. about 1786, when 7 years old. 
ii. Nancy, or Ann, d. in childhood, 
iii. William, d. in childhood. 

iv. Margaret, b. February 7, ,784; m. July 8, 1808, Dr. Thomas 
Shannnon, born in Moultonboro, December 25,1783. She d. Octo- 
ber 26, 1846. 

2. Ann, bapt. October 16, 1763 ; m. Mr. Meiserve. She died of yellow iever a 

few da)'s before the death of her father, aged 35. She had been a widow 
several years. 

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The following letters of Dr. Thomas Shannon to his father, 
written in 1806 and 18 15, will be read with interest by his 
descendants : 

Portsmouth, 22"*^ October, 1806. 
Hon"' Parent. 

Having an opportunity, will inform you that Mr. Wiggin is now in 
this town & in tolerable health. He arrived a fortnight since 48 days 
from Hamburgh. He has performed a voyage in five months, in which 
he has cleared about 20,000 dollars. He wishes his brother John to come 
on immediately, as the goods will soon be in from Boston. He and I 
shall set out for Portland in the morning. He dines with the Governor 
to-day. The prospect of peace is small. Best respects to all friends. 
Am your Most Obt. Srvt. 

& dutifull son, 
If I had my surtout 'twould be very Thos. Shannon. 

agreeable now, do send it the first 
chance. 



Folsom, of Portsmouth, N. H. He was Naval Officer of that port for 
several years, and d. September 2, 1818. She d. November 22, 1808. 
Children of Nathaniel and Olive Folsom : 

i. Nathaniel, bapt. August 7, 1791 ; was a shipmaster of Portsmouth; m. 

Hannah, a daughter of William Sheafe. 
ii. Olive Huske, bapt. August 11, 1793 ; d. December 11, 1801. 
iii. Sarah Ann, bapt, January 11, 1795; m. October 2, 1826, Rev. 
George E. Adams, for several years teacher of the Academy at Ports- 
mouth, and afterwards Pastor of the Congregational Church, Bruns- 
wick, Me. 
iv. Arthur, bapt. January 10, 1796 ; for many :years Consul and Com- 
mercial Agent in Hayti (where he married and had children); 
afterwards Consul-General, upon the accession of Saget to the 
Presidency; d. in Orange County, N. Y., November 2, 1870. 
|ohn, b. 1768 ; d. in the West Indies ; unm. 

William, b. 1770 ; was a shipmaster ; twice married, first, to Sally Rich, of 
Portland, Me. They had one child, Sarah, who married Richard Chad- 
wick, of Portland. Second, , an Irish lady, in New York. 

He died of bilious fever at Norfolk, Va., October 17, 181 7. 
Thomas VVentworth, bapt. June 6, 1773 ; m. July 20, 1802, Mary Folsom, 
ot E.xeter, N. H. He was a shipmaster, and was washed overboard at 



232 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Pittsfield 23'' Sept. 18 15. 
Hon'' Father. 

I write by Jon^ Moulton of your town who tarries here to-night. 
Uncle Rich'' and James Shannon were here a fortnight since and are very 
well. They were prevented from visiting you in consequence of the short 
tarry James would make in this country. He left his wife at Portsmouth ; 
he is a fine looking young gentleman & has improved very much since I 
saw him. They will set out for New York after their return from Hollis 
& then proceed for Halifax. We experienced the most violent storm 
here to day ever known in this town ; trees and fences are almost all pros- 
trated, many barns and sheds are blown down & many unroof'd. Our 
meeting house was partly unroof'd, and no gale ever destroy'd so much 
timber, I have heard of some cattle being hurt. The rain was excessive. 
The new house belonging to Mr. Parsons near the school-house was 
mov'd four feet off of the blocks. We happily escaped any injury, save 
the fences all round the house, garden and field were prostrated. I would 
observe to you that Mr. Butters was married to Miss Comerais last Mon- 
day. It is remarkably healthy here, more so than for three years past. 

Shall be at Moultonbor" in October. We are all very well and send 
our best respects to the family. 

1 am Sir your dutifull son 

& Most Obt. 
& Humb. Sert. 
Nath"- Shannon, Esq". Tho* Shannon. 

From the following documents it appears that Dr. Thomas 
Shannon was, in 1820 and later, the owner of "one-sixteenth 



sea, 1810. She d. in Exeter, N. H., November, 1850, aged 78 years. 
No children. 
Jane Vaughan, bapt. August 20, 1775 ; was twice married ; first, November 
4. I797> to Capt. Jacques Arnault Comerais, a shipmaster and a native of 
Martinico, West Indies. He was lost at sea about the year 1802. Second, 
November 14, 1803, George Eliot Vaughan, her cousin, of Portland, Me., 
who d. September 30, 1833, without issue. She d. January 17, 1853, 
aged 78 years. 

Children of Jane and Jacques Comerais : 
i. John A., a shipmaster. 

ii. Eloisa Monreau ; m. September, 1815, William Butters, a lawyer, of 
Pittsfield, N. H. Shed, in South Boston, Mass., January 4, 1852, 
aged 54 years. 



FIFTH GENERATION 



233 

part of a tract of land known by the name and stile of King- 
Phillip's Grant or Indian-stream land, containing by estimation 
about 250,000 acres, — being the same land that King Phillip 
deeded to Jona. Eastman & others, as by his deed will more fully 
appear : " 

Concord, Aug. 21^' 1820. 
Sir I have to request you to forward to me the assignment due on 
your share of the Philhp's Grant, it being twelve dollars, which if you 
will have the goodness to forward by the Mail Carrier I will forward your 
receipt by him to you. The vote passed by the Proprietors laying' this 
assessment made it due on the 15'^ of June last & at which time I was 
authorized to collect it. I shall set out on my journey prior to the lo"- 
of September. Your compliance to the above & your answer in due time 
will gready oblige your Friend & Servant— with sentiments of high 
esteem ° 

^T , Jonathan Eastman, Tr. 

INathaniel Shannon, Esy. 

Pearson Cogswell Esqr. 
Dear Sir 

Yours of the 19''^ inst. was duly reC^ & at your request have 
enclosed a bond of the Indian-stream land for six months, which I hope 
will be reel in due time. I will authorize you to receive W I & English 
Goods in payment. I have no doubt you will use every exertion in 
making the sale. I have been informed that Mr. William Butters left 
with you a plan of Mr. Daniel Pickening's Mill-privilege at Wolfbor" if 
you have it in your possession will you be so good to enclose it to him.' 

I am D' Sir 

Very respectfully , 

Your Obt. Sert. 
M. Boro 29th Sept. 1836. Thos. Shannon. 

Know all men by these presents, that I Thomas Shannon of Moulton- 
borough County of Strafford and State of New Hampshire physician 
stand hrmly bound and holden to Pearson Cogswell of Gilmanton County 
and State aforesaid Esqr., in the full sum of one thousand dollars, hereby 
binding myself, my heirs, executors and assigns ; sealed with my seal & 
dated this 29'>' day of September, i8j6. The condition of the above 



FIFTH GENERATION 



235 



obligation is such that if the said Pearson Cogswell shall pay or cause to 
be paid to the said Thomas Shannon in six months from date hereof the 
sum of five hundred dollars then I am to give him a quit-claim-deed of 
one-sixteenth part of a tract of land known by the name and stile of 
King-Phillip's Grant or Indian-stream land, containing by estimation 
about two hundred and fifty thousand acres more or less &: bounded as 
follows, viz: Northerly by the Province of Lower Canada, Easterly by 
the State of Maine, Southerly by the 45"^ North Lattitude & Westerly 
by Malls-stream, Being the same land that King Phillip deeded to Jon" 
Eastman and others, as by his deed will more fully appear. 

"^ii^fss: Thos. Shannon. 

Eloisa C. Shannon. 

Children of Thomas and Margaret: 
185. Mary Jane, b. August 27, 1809; m. July 15, 1856, 




MARY JANE (SHANNON) LIBBEY. 



Jeremiah Libbey, the son of Reuben and Abigail Libbey, 
of Wolfeboro, N. H. He was born July 15, 1792, and 



236 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

died August 29, 1874. Mrs. Libbey devoted many 
years in collecting and preserving the records of her 
ancestors, and the family are especially indebted to her 
for much valuable material which has been incorporated 
in this genealogy.'^' She died at East Moultonboro, 
N. H., December 14, 1891. 

186. Frederick Henry [412], b. December 29, 1811. 

187. Eloisa Comerais, b. April 15, 18 14; m., 1 840, Prindowel 

M. Dorsey, of Baltimore, Md. They settled at New 
Albany, Ind., where he was engaged as a builder and 
contractor. She died at Morocco, Ind., March 28, 
1884. They had one child, who died in infancy. 

188. Thomas Rindge [414], b. February 2, 18 16. 

189. Frances Ann, b. April 18, 181 8; m. April 3, 1837, Walter 

Smith. She died August 20, 1838, leaving one child, 
who died soon after. 

190. Sarah Rindge [420], b. June 29, 1820. 

191. Nathaniel [429], b. August 28, 1822. 

192. Adaline Margaret [435], b. September 5, 1826. 



193. NATHANIEL VAUGHAN SHANNON^ [62], 

(Nathaniel, Cutts-^ Nathaniel^ Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel 
and Mary (Dow) Shannon, was born in Moultonboro, N. H., 
July 9, 1790; a farmer by occupation. In 181 3 he married 
Betsey Brown, who was born May 6, 1787, the daughter of 
Nathaniel Brown, of Moultonboro, N. H. He was 2d Lieu- 
tenant in Captain Phineas Stone's Company of the First New 
Hampshire Regiment, detached militia, in the War of 1 8 1 2 ; 



* Upon invitation of Mr. Hodgdon Mrs. Libbey made a visit to Portsmouth in 
1884. She had not been there since her childhood, and now had a strong desire to 
look once more, and perhaps for the last time, upon the graves of her ancestors. 
For a very interesting account of this visit, as presented by Mr. Hodgdon in one of 
his letters, see Appendix X. — R. C. S. 



FIFTH GENERATION 



237 



was called into service by order of Governor Oilman, September 
12, 1 8 14, to resist an attack menaced upon the town of Ports- 
mouth, N. H., by the British fleet. He continued in the service 
until December 12, 18 14, when the forces thus called out were 
disbanded. In 1828 he was appointed a Justice of the Peace 
for the County of Strafford. He died at IVloultonboro, N. H., 
June 5, 1859. His wife died August 14, 1877. 
Children of Nathaniel Vaughan and Betsey : 

194. Harriet, b. August 12, 1815 ; d. April, 1832, unmarried. 

195. George Vaughan [444], b. March 16, 1817. 

196. Ann Elizabeth [449], b. July 11, 1820. 

197. John Langdon [452], b. May 9, 1823. 

198. Edwin [458], b. May 19, 1827. 



238 THE SHANNON FAMILY 



SIXTH GENERATION 

199. NATHANIEL SHANNON^' \j2\, (Nathaniel?, 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel-^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel 
and Ann Elizabeth (Peverly) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, 
N. H., in 1784. He moved to Gilmanton, N. H., with his 
father, and was a farmer by occupation. Mr. Shannon married 
Polly Gorman, of Gilmanton, N. H., and removed to Wolfe 
Island, Lake Ontario, Canada, about the year 1820. Both he 
and his wife were drowned while crossing from Kingston to 
Wolfe Island, December 5, 1839, in the sloop "Hiram & Mary." 

Children of Nathaniel and Polly : 

200. Olive, died at Wolfe Island at the age of 18 years. 

201. Mary Ann [459], b. about 1810. 

202. Joseph, died in boyhood, in New Hampshire, from an 

accident. 

203. Louisa [470], b. about 1812. 

204. Nathaniel [480], b. May 29, 18 16. 

205. John [491], b. November 13, 1823. 

206. Sarah Ann [500], b. February 23, 1826. 

207. William, died when 8 years of age. 



208. GEORGE SHANNON^ I73I, (Nathaniel?, Nathan- 
iel+, Nathaniel, Nathaniel% Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel and 
Ann Elizabeth (Peverly) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., 
October 4, 1786. He was a farmer and resided at Gilmanton, 
N. H., where he died April 8, 1868, aged 81 years. 

He married Sally Tebbets, who was horn in 1785, the 
daughter of Ephraim and Sally Tebbets, of Barnstead, N. H. 
She died in CJilmanton, June 5, 1872, aged 87 years. 



Descendants of Nathaniel Shannon (199), Great-gr 

NATHANIEL=I 



Nathaniels Abigail Vaughai 
5 



Nathaniel== Alice Frost 



George Walker 
d. yng. 



Ann Card=Nathanit 



Margaret =John 
63 Nelson 



N:uhaniel=Ann George Thomas Samuel George 

71 Elizabeth Walker d. yng. d. unm. Walker 

Peverly d. yng. 



Nathaniel= Polly (;eorge=Sally 



Nancv=Asa 



John = Abigail 



'99 



Gorman 208 Tebbets 2 1 8 Lamprey Sherburne Rand 

229 



Samuel ^Mai 

235 Burn 

Casv 



Olive Mary=John Joseph Louisa=Thomas 

d. yng. Ann Browne d. yng. 470 Home 

459 



Nathaniels Rosina 
480 Arnold 



n r 

|ohn== Harriet Saral 

491 Dewey Ann 

500 



Daniel Eliza =John Julia= Henry James= Catherine Sarah= James Nathaniel =Margaret Mar> 

Ryan Sluman Bulger Walker Boyd 



Elizabeth =Samuel Henrietta=:John Thomas D.=Angelina George=Amerila Nathaniel=Louisa Louisa: 

Hitchcock Muchain Spinning Barrett Merrill 



Nathaniel= Mary Mary=John E. Leroy= Emily Norman= Viola Sarah= Herbert Hanley= Adalii 

684 Barker 691 Phillips 702 Moyer 711 Onan 723 Yorton 729 Kickla 



01ive=:;Erdin 
Marie Connor 

747 



Ency A. 



Williami=Florence George Annie=rJohn F. Sar 

Franklin Furlong Washington Lenora Sawyer Die 



75Z 



760 



Jane William=Hannah George=:Alice Mary Samuel=Katy 01ive=Jai 

Henry Washburn Jilkin Ann Wilson Kirkpatrick Cornelia Sn 



Descendants of Nathaniel Shannon (199), Great-gr/i.t-great-Grandson of Nathaniel, the Emigrant 



NATHANIEL=L (ZABETH 



Nathaniel^Abigail Vaughai Robert Samuel=Ann Miller 

5 I 



Nathaniel= Alice Frost 



Cts =Mary Vaughan 
3 



Margaret ^ohn 
63 Nelson 



George Walker 
d. yng. 



Nathamel=Ann George 

71 I Elizabeth Walker 

Peverly d. yng. 

1 ^ 

Nathaniel= Polly George=Sally 



Thomas 
d. yng. 



Samuel 
d. unm. 



I 

Ann Card ^Nathanifci Elizabeth Kitson 



Abigail^ George 
3 1 Bryant 



George 
Walker 



Jonathan ^Elizabeth^ Edmund 
Morrison 8 1 James 



Margaret = William 
3 3 Parker 



John= Sarah 
88 Vincent 



Nancys Asa John = Abigail 

199 I Gorman 208 Tebbets 218 Lamprey Sherburne Rand 

229 



Samuel ^Mai Eliza^James S. Margaret =James 

235 Burnirn 243 Cate Nelson Nichols 

Casvll 248 



George = Eliza 
1 00 Trott 

Darling 



Maria M. =WilIiam=Nancy Elsie=Benjamin 

Smith Cogswell Lamprey Jane Swe5t 

79 254 



Olive Mary^John Joseph 

d. yng. Ann Browne d. yng. 

459 



Louisa^ Thomas 
470 Home 



Nathaniel= Rosina 
480 Arnold 



John^ Harriet 
491 Dewey 



Sarai= James 
Ann Abbott 



William 
d. yng. 



1: \ \ \ \ \ r 

Daniel Eliza=John Julia^Henry James= Catherine Sarah=James Nathaniel = Margaret Mary= 

Ryan Sluman Bulger Walker Boyd McRa 



Peter Jane=James John 

Wing 



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Elizabeth =Samuel Henrietta^John Thomas D.^AngeUna George:^ Amerila Nathaniel^Louisa Louisa^idward Fanny=David William=Mary Robert ^Frances 

Hitchcock Muchain Spinning Barrett Merrill imith Gibson Ann Spinning 

Gillispie 



Nathaniels Mary 
684 Barker 



I 

Mary=John E. 
691 Phillips 



I \ \ 

Leroy^ Emily Norman^ Viola Sarah= Herbert 

702 Moyer 711 Onan 723 Yorton 



~1 \ 

Hanley= Adalin Olive =Devillo F. 
729 Kicklai 738 Higgins 



71 \ 

George Rodolph 



Elmer = Elmma 
Norton 



I \ \ \ \ I 

01ive=Erdin Ency A. William=Florence George Annie=John F. Sar3:^John = - 

Marie Connor Franklin Furlong Washington Lenora Sawyer Diet Downer 

747 752 760 764 



Emma 
Harriet 



Walter=Lillie 
Scott Anderson 



Jane 



Wiliiam=Hannah 
Henry Washburn 



George^rAlice 
Jilkin 



Mary 
Ann 



Samuel;=Katy Olive =Jani Sarah James = Lucy Silas Ann=;Richard 

Wilson Kirkpatrick Cornelia Smi Marcella Theophilus Bolton Shannon Bolton 



Fannie = George 
Minerva Bolton 



Descendants of George Shannon (208), Great-grea7 great-grandson of Nathaniel, the Emigrant 



NATHANIEL= iJIZABETH 



Nathaniel: 

5 



= Abigail Vaughan 



Samuel^Ann Miller 



Nathaniel^ Alice Frost 



Cutts= Mary Vaughan 
"3 



George Walker 
d. yng. 



Ann Card=Nathar 1 = Elizabeth Kitson 



Abigail=George 
3 1 Bryant 



Margaret^ William 
3 3 Parker 



Margaret ^ohn 
63 Nelson 



Nathaniel=Ann 

7 1 I Elizabeth 
I Peverly 



George 
Walker 
d. yng. 



Thomas 
d. yng. 



Samuel 
d. unm. 



George 
Walker 



Jonathan= Elizabeths Edmund 
Morrison 8 1 James 



John=Sarah 
88 Vincent 



George^ Eliza 
1 00 Trott 
Darling 



Nathaniel = Polly 
199 Gorman 



I \ \ , \ \ : 

George=Sally Nancy^Asa John ^ Abigail SamueWilary Eliza^James S. 

208 I TebbetS 218 Lamprey Sherburne Rand 235 irnham 243 Cate 

229 I aswell 



Margaret^James Maria M. =William=Nancy Elsie=Benjaniin 

Nelson Nichols Smith Cogswell l.amprey Jane Svvett 

248 79 254 



Ann 



Ira=Sally 
5 1 3 Ross 



Stephen=Ann 
5 1 9 Prescott 
Chase 



Nathaniel 
d. unm. 



Ephraim=Mary 
524 I Ann 
Kurd 



Hiram 
d. yng. 



Lizzie=James 
771 Brown 



Charles^Laura 
Henry Jane 
773 Lougee 



Abigail= Charles 
Ross Albert 
Dockam 



George =Addie 
Edwin Smith 
779 



Mary = Rufus B. 
Ada TebbetS 



Caroline=John 

Elizabeth Glines 

782 Jewett 



Jonathan=Ella Frances 

Coffin Augusta Ann 
786 Jewett 



I 

Sarah =Joseph 

Haley jay 

Burleigh 



Nathaniel=Mary 
Hurd Angeline 
Gilman 



Elbridge=Sarah 
Morrill Amanda 
788 Heal 



Georf := Abigail 
Lampe Julina 
529 Potter 



James = 
Cate 


=Judith W. 
Batchelder 


Laura- 
Smith 


=John = 
Chase 


= Ann 
Kim 


P. 

ball 


537 






Z16 







Charles 
Hezekiah 

d. yng. 



Frank = Etta C. 
Edgar Berry 



Edwin^Myra 
Howe Estelle 
805 Berry 



Mary 
Bell 



Harry 
Webster 



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James Mary=George 
Olivet Jane Franklin 
d. yng 792 Edmunds 



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Levi=Lovisa Wilhimina= Ezra ^ Mary E. 

Morse Annie Gunn Hutchins Hadley 

795 Cummings 



Ezraetta Clara=John Abbic^Nahum 

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Children of George and Sally: 

209. Jra [51.3], b. September 27, 1805. 

210. Stephen [519], b. May 1, 1808. 

211. Nathaniel, b. 18 10; died at Gilmanton, N. H., May 12, 

1882, unmarried, aged 72 years. 

212. Ann; deceased. 

213. Kphraim [524], b. January 22, 1816. 

214. George Lamper [529], b. June 29, 1819. 

215. James Gate [5.37], b. August 22, 1822. 

216. John Chase, b. February 24, 1827; a farmer at Gilmanton, 

N. H.; m. ist, April 24, 1861, Laura Smith, of Alton, 
N. H.; b. December 24, 1832, and d. October i, 
1878; m. 2d, February 13, 1884, Ann \'. Kimball, of 
Gilmanton, N. H. 

217. Charles Hezekiah, b. March, 1829; d. April 15, 1833. 




OEOKOE AND SALLY (TEBBET6 



218. NANCY SHANNON^ [74], (Nathaniel^, Nathan- 
iel*^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of Nathaniel 
and Ann Elizaheth (Peverlyj Shannon, was horn in Portsmouth, 
N. H., June 7, 1789. She married, March 17, 1807, Asa 
Lamprey, who was horn January 12, 1870; a farmer, of Gil- 
manton, N. H. 

She died May 17, 1855. He died September 6, 1865. 



240 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



220. 
221. 



Children of Asa and Nancy Lamprey : 
2T9. Asa Shannon, b. July 19, 1808; m. Eliza L. Smith; d. 
August 4, 1865. 
Lucy Tilton, b. July 22, 18 10; d. September 11, 181 1. 
Nancy Shannon, b. August 2, 1812; m. John Clough ; d. 

March 22, 1859. 
Elmira Norton, b. March 6, 1815; m. April 2, 1837, 
Burleigh F. Parsons; b. April 5, 18 14. He d. April 
20, 1870. In 1890 she was living at Belmont, N. H. 
Children of Burleigh and Klmira Parsons : 

i. Rufus Burleigh, b. November2i, 1846; m. Fannie 

M. Huzzey. 
ii. Hester Josephine, b. June 21, 1850; m. Charles 
H. Ailcens, of Belmont, N. H. 
Cordelia Moulton, b. July 12, 1817. 

Drusilla Hobbs, b. March 14, 1820; m. Henry W. Paige. 
Eliza Williams, b. March 25, 1822; m. Isaac W. Garland. 

226. Cyrus King, b. January 19, 1824; d. February 13, 1824. 

227. Jerome C, b. July 8, 1826; d. Octobc/ 8, 1826. 

228. Rufus Walker, b. July 30, 1828 ; m. Harriet Marsh. 



223. 

224. 
22 c. 




JOHN SHERBURNE AND ABIGAIL (RAND) SHANNON. 



229. JOHN SHERBURNE SHANNON^ [75], (Nathan- 
iel ^ Nathaniel, Nathaniel -^ Nathaniel', Nathaniel'), son of 



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5 I 



Nathaniel= Alice Frost 



Cutts= =Mary Vaughan 
'3 



George Walke 
d. yng. 



Ann Card=Nathan el=Elizabeth Kitson 



Margaret =John Nathaniel=Ann George Thomas Samel George 

63 Nelson 71 I Elizabeth Walker d. yng. d. um. Walker 

Peverly d. yng. 



Abigail = George 
3 1 Bryant 



Margaret= William 
3 3 Parker 



Jonathan= EUzabeth:= Edmund 
Morrison 8 1 James 



John=Sarah 
88 Vincent 



Nathaniel= 
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George= Eliza 
1 00 Trott 
Darling 



Eliza^James S. 
243 Gate 



Margaret=James Maria M. =William= Nancy Elsie=Bcnjamin 

Nelson Nichols Smith Cogswell Lamprey Jane Swctt 

248 79 ^54 



Harriet =Cyru3 
Walker Washington 



Sarah A. = Lorain^ Elizaieth 
Terry I Hackng 



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Abi gail=Joseph B. 



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d. yng. 



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d. yng. 



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Adalin; C^se 



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Wadleigh Joseph Batchelder 



Mabel C. 



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Harris 



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SIXTH GENERATION 241 

Nathaniel ami Ann Kli/.ahctl) (Pcvcrly) Shannon, was l)orn at 
Portsmouth, N. H., in 1791. He became early established in 
trade at Ciilmanton Iron Works, N. H., and in 1808 was appointed 
U. S. Mail Agent between Dover and Concord, N. H., carrying 
his mail for several years on horseback. In 1830 Mr. Shannon 
was appointed a Justice of the Peace. He was a member of the 
Board of Selectmen of (iilmanton from i 830 to 1 833 ; Postmaster 
at the Iron Works for many years ; Representative in the New 
Hampshire Legislature 1833, i«34 and 1835; and a member of 
the State Senate 1851. 




HOMESTEAD OF JOHN SHERBURNE SHANNON AT GILMANTON IRON WORKS, N. H. 

In 181 5 Mr. Shannon married Abigail Rand, who was born 
in 1797, the daughter of Moses and Lydia Rand, of liarnstead, 
N. H. Mr. Shannon died in (iilmanton, N. H., August 4, 1868,' 



242 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



aged "jj years. Mrs. Shannon died September 12, 1868, aged 
71 years. 




THE SHANNON BURIAL GROUND AT GILMANTON IRON WORKS, N. H., 
SHOWING MONUMENT ERECTED TO JOHN SHERBURNE SHANNON. 



Children of John Sherburne and Abigail : 

230. Harriet Walker, b. October 5, 181 5; m. June 26, 1834, 

Cyrus Washington Paige, of Concord, N. H. She 
attended the funeral of her father in Gilmanton, N. H., 
was taken suddenly ill and died August 23, 1868. 

231. Lorain Terry [542], b. 1818. 

232. Abigail Ann Elizabeth [547], b. March 29, 1821. 



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Nathaniels Abigail Vaughari 
5 I 



Samuel=Ann Mille 



Nathaniel= Alice Frost 



Cutts^Mary Vaughan 
'3 



George Walker 
d. yng. 



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Lbigail=George 
3 1 Bryant 



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33 Parker 



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63 Nelson 



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7' I 



Ann 

Elizabeth 

Peverly 



Georgi 
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d. yng. 



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d. yng. 



Samuel 
d. unm. 



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Morrison 8 1 James 



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88 Vincent 



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George= Eliza 
loo Trott 
Darling 



Nathaniel 
•99 



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Gorman 



Ann = 
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Nehemiah 
Wiggin 



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zo8 Tebbet 2 1 8 Lamprey 



John = Abigail 
Sherburne Rand 



Sar nuel=Mary 
; 135 I Burnham 
Caswell 



Eliza^James S. 
243 Gate 



Margaret^Janies 
Nelson Nichols 
248 



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Maria M. =William=Nancy 
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John 

Sherburne 
d. unm. 



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Kelsey I Margaret! Merrill 
553 Smith 



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Hoyt 

d. yng. 

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Sanborn 
d. yng. 



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Jane= 
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557 



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Margaret Lucy 



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Kelsey Laurence 



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Sarah 



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Edwin Frederick Eastman Wood Webster 



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SIXTH GENERATION 243 

233. Mary Adaline, b. 1824; d. October 9, 1840, aged 16 years 

5 months. 

234. Charlotte L., b. October, 1827 ; d. January 29, 1846, aged 

18 years 3 months. 



235. SAMUEL SHANNON^ [76], (Nathaniel?, Nathan- 
iel+, NathanieP, Nathaniel^ Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel and 
Ann Elizabeth (Peverly) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, 
N.H.,May 15, 1793. He was engaged in farming at Gilmanton, 
N. H., and married, August 15, 181 6, Mary Burnham Caswell, 
who was born February 25, 1799, the daughter of Elijah and 
Sarah Caswell, of North wood, N. H. 

Mr. Shannon died in Gilmanton, N. H., January 7, 1833. 
Mrs. Shannon died in Concord, N. H., November 13, 1893, 
aged 94. 

Children of Samuel and Mary: 

236. Ann Sherburne, b. May i, 18 17; m. Nehemiah Wiggin, 

of Newmarket, N. H.; she died, without issue, February, 
1848. 

237. John Sherburne, b. October 29, 18 19; d. September 8, 

I 840, unmarried. 

238. Mary Margaret [553], b. April 24, 1823. 

239. Samuel Hoyt, b. May 19, 1825; d. September i, 1838. 

240. Dyer Sanborn, b. May 16, 1829; d. September 14, 1845. 

241. William Nathaniel [557], b. August 23; 1831. 

242. Edwin Charles, b. August i, 1833; d. January 5, 1861, 

unmarried. 



243. ELIZA SHANNON^ {-jj^, (Nathaniel?, Nathaniel^, 
NathanieP, Nathaniel', Nathaniel'), daughter of Nathaniel and 
Ann Elizabeth (Peverly) Shannon, was born in the year 1799. 



244 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

She married James S. Cate, of Salem, Mass. She died Novem- 
ber 3, 1833, aged 34 years. 

Children of James and Eliza Cate: 

244. James William, b. 1824; d. 1846. 

245. George Frederick, b. 1826; d. 1850. 

246. Elizabeth Ann, b. 1828; d. 1834. 

247. Benjamin Franklin, b. 1830; d. in childhood. 

248. MARGARET NELSON SHANNON^ [78], (Na- 
thaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daugh- 
ter of Nathaniel and Ann Elizabeth (Peverly) Shannon, was 
born October 13, 1801. She married, in 1824, James 
Nichols, of Salem, Mass., who was born November 7, 1801. 
He died October 4, 1869, aged 68. She died April 22, 1874, 
aged 73. 

Children of James and Margaret Nichols : 
249. Eliza Gardner, b. May 28, 1825, in Salem, Mass.; educated 
in the public schools of Salem, and afterwards taught 
there. She m. December 23, 1847, Jonathan Shove 
Symonds, b. March 26, 1822, the son of Nathaniel and 
Elizabeth Symonds, of Salem, Mass. She died October 
2, 1899. He died June 27, 1903. 
Children of Jonathan and Eliza Symonds: 

i. Shove Shannon, b. September 19, 1848, in Salem, 
Mass.; educated in the public schools and was 
graduated from the Salem High School. He 
m. first, April 30, 1872, Abby Annable, b. Aug- 
ust 18, 1849, the daughter of Ephraim and Sarah 
Annable, of Salem, Mass. She d. November 7, 
1898. He m. second, March 21, 1900, Mary 
Estella Nute, of Ossipee, N. H., b. March 
21, 1863, the daughter of James and Sarah Ann 
Nute. 

Child of Shove and Mary Symonds : 
Richard Nathaniel, b. October 2, 1901. 



SIXTH GENERATION 245 

II. James William, b. September 22, 1850, in Salem, 
Mass.; educated in the public schools and was 
graduated from the Salem High School ; m. Jan- 
uary 3, 1872, Mary Elizabeth Pope, b. March 7, 
1852, the daughter of William Alfred and Mary 
Danforth Pope, of Salem, Mass. He died 
March 12, 1903. 
Children of James and Mary Symonds : 

1. James Alfred, b. June 10, 1873. 

2. William Ilus, b. March 4, 1875; d. Sep- 

tember 5, 1875. 

3. Lizzie May, b. June 11, 1877 ; d. Decem- 

ber 25, 1880. 

4. Herbert Shove, b. August 9, 1880. 

5. Edith Florence, b. January 12, 1883. 

iii. George Gardner, b. August 25, 1857, in Salem, 
Mass.; educated in the public schools of that 
town; m. April 28, 1 881, Catherine Fellows Gold- 
smith, b. April 16, 1859, the daughter of Capt. 
George W. and Mary Ann Goldsmith, of Salem. 
Chddren of George and Catherine Symonds : 

1. George Gardner, b. March 11, 1883. 

2. Grace May, b. October 17, 1884. 

3. Mary Goldsmith, b. August 4, 1886. 

4. Helen Eliza, b. September 24, 1889. 

5. Charles Henry, b. October 18, 1892. 

6. Bertram Franklin, infant, d. January i, 
1903. 

iv. Charles Henry, b. August 25, 1857, in Salem, 
Mass.; educated in the public schools of Salem ; 
was graduated from the Boston University, and 
admitted to the bar of Massachusetts ; represen- 
tative to Massachusetts General Court and State 
Senator. He married twice ; first, Mary Eliza- 
beth Stocker, the daughter of Harrison Stocker, 
of Lynn, Mass.; she d. June 30, 1881 ; married 
second, Grace G. Smith, the daughter of Charles 



246 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Fred Smith, of Lynn, Mass. Mr. Symonds d. 

October 7, 1890. 

Child of Charles and Mary Symonds: 

Ralph Orrin, b. June 22, 1881; educated at 
the public schools and was graduated trom 
the Salem High School. Died October 5, 
1903. 
250. Sarah Saul, b. October 22, 1828, in Salem, Mass.; edu- 
cated in the public schools of Salem, and afterwards 
taught there. She married, first, July 18, 1849, William 
Henry Skinner, of Salem, Mass., b., 1827, and d. August 
31, 1 85 1. She married, second, 1854, James Edward 
Chute, of Salem, Mass., b. October 18, 1831, the son of 
Binea and Louisa Chute, of Bear River, N. S. He died 
January 17, 1895. She died November 16, 1885. 
Child of William and Sarah Skinner: 

i. William Henry, b. February 13, 1851, in Salem, 
Mass.; m. September 3, 1872, Mary Ophelia 
Smiley, the daughter of Joseph L. and Mary B. 
Smiley, of Amesbury, Mass. He d. October 9, 

Child of William and Mary Skinner: 

Alice Eleanor, b. July 11, 1874, in Salem, 
Mass. 
Children of James and Sarah Chute: 

ii. Charles Edward, b. December 4, 1855, in Salem, 

Mass.; d. November 5, 1885. 
iii. Sarah Louisa, b. April 3, 1857, in Salem, Mass.; 
m. April 3, 1879, George Henry Shephard, of 
Topsfield, Mass.; d. July 8, 1879. 
iv. Margaret Ellen, b. May, 1858, in Salem, Mass.; 

d. February 19, i860. 
V. Flora Symonds, b. October 24, 1863, in Yarmouth, 
N. S.; m. October 16, 1889, Alfred Ernest 
Hersey, of Manchester-by-the-sea, Mass., b. 
May 17, 1863, tjie son of Israel and Louisa 
Hersey. 



SIXTH GENERATION 247 

Child of Alfred and Flora Hersey : 
Cheever Lawrence, b. July 16, 1891. 
vi. Addle Frances, b. May 20, 1869, in Salem, Mass.; 
educated in the public schools of Salem ; m. Feb- 
ruary 22, 1889, George Alfred Lawrence, of 
Peabody, Mass., b. November 4, 1858, the son 
of Joseph Estabrook and Abbie Frances Law- 
rence. 

Child of George and Addie Lawrence : 
Charles Estabrook, b. January 5, 1890. 
vii. Arnold Shannon, b. May 20, 1869, in Salem, 
Mass.; d. September 6, 1891. 

251. John Shannon, b. March 12, i8ji, in Salem, Mass.; edu- 

cated in the public schools of Salem; m. Sarah Clough. 
He died October 13, 1884. 

252. Margaret Ellen, b. September 4, 1834; d. October 19, 

1841. 

253. James Willard, b. July i, 1842, in Salem, Mass.; educated 

in the public schools; m. October 24, 1861, Martha 
Laura Edwards, b. March 5, i 844, the daughter of Capt. 
William and Martha P. Edwards, of Salem, Mass. He 
enlisted during the Civil War as a private in the Eighth 
Massachusetts Infantry, Company J., known as Dever- 
eux's Salem Zouaves, the first company from Salem to 
answer the call of President Lincoln, in April, 1861 ; 
sergeant in Company B, Fortieth Massachusetts Infan- 
try; commissioned 2nd Lieutenant Company A, Fourth 
Massachusetts Heavy Artillery, August 17, 1864; and 
received his final discharge from the service June 1 7, 1 865. 
Children of James and Martha Nichols: 

i. Martha Laura, b. October 10, 1862, in Salem, 

Mass.; educated in the public schools of Salem ; 

m. November 22, 1886, Edward J. Boyle, of 

Salem, 
ii. James Willard, b. February 24, 1865, in Salem, 

Mass.; educated in the public schools of Salem ; 

m., 1884, Annah Pulsifer Pitman, b. Sep- 



248 THE SHANNON FAMILY 



tember 4, 1867, the daughter of Augustus Pul- 
sifer and Julia Ann Pitman, of Salem, Mass. 
Children of James and Annah Nichols: 

1. Albert Lawrence, b. September 23, 1884. 

2. Ethel May, b. May 15, 1887. 

3. Marion Edwards, b. October 12, 1888. 

iii. Margaret Ellen, b. August 29, 1867, in Salem, 
Mass.; educated in the public schools of Salem, 
and resides with her father. 

iv. William Allen, b. May 6, 1870, in Salem, Mass.; 
educated in the public schools of Salem ; m. June 
18, 1895, Ellen Teresa Joyce, b. December 17, 
1 873, the daughter of Michael and Bridget Joyce, 
of Salem, Mass. 
Children of William and Ellen Nichols : 

1. Marion Delia, b. March 7, 1896; d. 

November 13, 1896. 

2. Harold Allen, b. April 23, 1897. 

3. Leo Dewey, b. May 10, 1898. 

4. Dorothy Inez, b. June 15, 1899. 

5. Edmond Willard, b. September 13, 1900. 

6. George Irvin, b. December 8, 1901. 

V. John Henry, b. April 2, 1873 ; d. April 2, 1875. 
vi. Lizzie E., b. January 15, 1876, in Salem, Mass.; 
educated in the public schools of Salem ; m. Sep- 
tember II, 1 901, Joseph Tomlinson, of Salem, 
Mass., b. May 8, 1871, the son of Joseph and 
Dorothy Tomlinson. 



254. ELSIE JANE SHANNON^ [80], (Nathaniel^ Na- 
thaniell-, Nathaniel^ NathanieP, Nathanier), daughter of Na- 
thaniel and Ann Elizabeth (Peverly) Shannon, was born in 
Gilmanton, N. H., July 15, 1808. She married, January 4, 
1830, Benjamin Swett, of Gilmanton, N. H., who was born 



SIXTH GENERATION 249 

February 5, 1805, the son of Daniel and • (McNeal) 

Swett. He engaged in farming, and after living in several places 
moved, in June, 1861, to Antrim, N. H., where Mrs. Swett 
died April 10, 1874. Mr. Swett died in Stoddard, N. H., May 
27, 1895. 

Children of Benjamin and Elsie Swett: 

255. Celestia Ann, b. September 24, 1833, in Exeter, Me.; 

educated in the public schools of Manchester, N. H.; 
m. November 28, 1852, William Eaton, of Weare, 
N. H., who was born February 12, 1825, the son of 
Moses and Mary Eaton, and died February 18, 1902. 
Mrs. Eaton resides at East Weare, N. H. 
Children of William and Celestia Eaton : 

i. Fred, b. April 28, 1854, in Manchester, N. H. 
ii. Willie H., b. February 17, 1858, in Weare, N. H.; 
m., in 1877, Malita S. Frasier, who was b. No- 
vember 17, 1858, the daughter of Clark and 

Frasier, of Nashua, N. H. Reside at 

Fitchburg, Mass. 

Child of Willie and Malita Eaton : 

Carrie M., b. July 13, 1878; d. Januarys, 1892. 
iii. Willis, b. February 17, 1858, in Weare, N. H.; d. 

December 6, i 863. 
iv. Elsie Jane, b. May 4, 1861, in Weare, N. H.; d. 
June 15, 1888. 

256. Eliza Jane, b. June 10, 1835, in Exeter, Me.; educated 

In the public schools of Manchester, N. H. ; m. De- 
cember 31, 1856, Edward Francis Beals, of Lowell, 
Mass., who was b. January 25, 1831, the son of Ed- 
ward and Eliza (Rice) Beals. Reside at Auburn, Me. 

257. Daniel Edwin, b. December 4, 1838, in Gilmanton, N. H.; 

educated in the public schools of Manchester, N. H.; 
m. March 29, 1885, Elsie Jane Whittier, who was b. 
January 7, i860, the daughter of Jonathan Harvey 
and Mary Andrews Whittier, of Munsonville, N. H. 
Reside at Stoddard, N. H. 



250 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Children of Daniel and Elsie Swett, all of whom were 
born in Stoddard : 
i. Nora May, b. February ii, 1886. 
ii. Perley Edwin, b. February 6, 1888. 
iii. Luman Frederick, b. September 25, 1891 ; d. No- 
vember 4, 1 89 1, 
iv. Ella Maria, b. October 12, 1893. 
V. Walter Edmund, b. October 23, 1896. 
vi. Martin Mason, b. March i, 1901. 

258. Nathaniel Frederick, b. December 4, 1840, in Campton, 

N. H.; educated in the public schools of Manches- 
ter, N. H.; m. Lucy Woodbury Annis, who was 
b. November 12, 1839, the daughter of Ansel Hatch 
and Ruth Annie (Woodbury) Annis, of Goffstown, 
N. H. He died in Antrim, N. H., November 7, 
1886. 
Children of Nathaniel and Lucy Swett : 

i. Nathaniel Willie, b. July 3, 1859, in Goffstown, 
N. H.; attended school at Francestown Academy; 
m. May, 1881, Henrietta Watson Bartlet, who 
died June 22, 1901. He resides in Brooklyn, 
N. Y. 
ii. Florence Evelyn, b. June 27, 1872, in Manchester, 
N. H.; educated in the public schools of Antrim, 
N. H.; m. December 24, 1892, Malcolm Shedd 
French, of Antrim, who was b. December 3, 
1864, the son of Henry Cummings and Caroline 
Parmelia (Cutter) French. Reside at Antrim, 
N. H. 

Child of Malcolm and Florence French : 
Lucy Sarah, b. August 28, 1895. 

259. Ella Maria, b. November 8, 1848. 

260. Alma Etta, b. November 23, 1851, in Manchester, N. H.; 

educated in the public schools of Manchester and Stod- 
dard ; m. December 2, 1874, Albert Luman Swett, who 
was b. August 5, 1847, the son of Oliver and Mahala 
(Perkins) Swett. Reside at Antrim, N. H. 



SIXTH GENERATION 251 

Children of Albert and Alma Swett : 

i. Edward Harland, b. August 8, 1876, in Antrim, 
N. H.; m. November 4, 1900, Inez Sarah Pres- 
cott, who was b. May 28, 1879, the daughter 
of Ancill Sevey and Sarah Cyrina (Goodell) 
Prescott, of Antrim, 
ii. Cora May, b. July 30, 1880. 
iii. Albert Marshall, b. October 25, 1892. 
261. Benjamin Franklin, b. August 3, 1853. 



262. MARGARET SHANNON^ [89], (John^, Nathan- 
iel+, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of John and 
Sarah (Vincent) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., Jan- 
uary 6, 18 I 2. She married, March 19, 1838, Alpheus D. Cate, 
who was born April 19, 1 8 1 o, the son of Joseph and Nancy 
Cate, of Tamworth, N. H. He was a farmer, and resided at 
Portsmouth, N. H., where he died August 29, 1872. She died 
March 6, I 87 1. 

Child of Alpheus and Margaret Cate : 
263. John Shannon, b. in Tamworth, N. H., March 25, 1839; 
m. November 2, 1861, Lydia D. Whitham ; b. Decem- 
ber 3, 1840, in York, Me. 
Children of John and Lydia Cate : 

i. Lucy J., b. September 22, 1862; d. September 24, 

1862. 
ii. Edgar A., b. in Chelsea, Mass., September 8, 1875. 



264. WILLIAM SHANNON^ [91], (John?, Nathaniel*, 
Nathaniel-', NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of John and Sarah 
(Vincent) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., July 26, 
181 5. A farmer by occupation. He married, April 13, 1837, 



252 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Maria Marsh Cate, who was born February 4, 1 8 1 9, the 
daughter of Joseph and Nancy Cate, of Tamworth, N. H. She 
died September 9, 1885. 




WILLIAM SHANNON. 



From 1876 to 1884 Mr. Shannon was Superintendent of 
the City Farm of Portsmouth, N. H., where he died October 

28, 1899. 

Children of WilHam and Maria : 

265. Charles William [563], b. January 11, 1838. 

266. Ann Maria [569], b. September 6, 1839. 

267. Sarah Jane [578], b. July 9, 1843. 

268. Lizzie E., b. July 21, 1845 ; d. February 14, 1852. 

269. James Frank [580], b. December 2, 1847. 

270. John Wesley [583], b. June 7, 1849. 

271. Margaret Abby [589], b. February 12, 1852. 

272. Woodbury Emmons [595], b. February 2, 1854. 



SIXTH GENERATION 253 

273. DANIEL FILLMORE SHANNON^ [93], (John?, 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of John and 
Sarah (Vincent) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., Nov- 
ember 3, I 81 8. He was a builder by trade, and married, April 
8, 1847, Emily Noyes, who died in 1883. Residence, Ports- 
mouth, N. H. 

Children of Daniel Fillmore and Emily, all of whom are 
deceased : 

274. Everett, b. November i, 1849. 



275 
276 
277 



Emma J., b. November 25, 1851. 
Almira P., b. August 8, 18154. 
Fannie M., b. January 14, 1859. 
Albert F., b. July 31, 1861. 



279. JOHN SHANNON^ [94], (John?, NathanieH, Na- 
thanieP, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of John and Sarah (Vincent) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., February 12, 1821 ; 
engaged in farming. He married, December 18, 1842, Hannah 
Elizabeth Hartshorn, who was born October 23, 1823, the 
daughter of Nathaniel and Hannah Hartshorn, of Portsmouth. 
He resided in Portsmouth, N. H., and died July 10, 1894. 

Children of John and Hannah : 

280. Hannah Jane [600], b. January 19, 1844. 

281. Caroline Augusta, b. September 23, 1845; m. August 12, 

1869, Benjamin F. Hicks, of Pawtucket, R. L, where 
she died, without issue, August 28, 1870. 

282. Nathaniel Hartshorn [602], b. May 3, 1849. 

283. Sarah Alice [604], b. July 6, 1852. 

284. Ann Mary T., b. November 5, 1857; d. November 16, 

1861. 

285. Walter Pratt, b. December 30, 1862; d. September 24, 

1863. 



254 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

286. GEORGE DENNETT SHANNON^ [95], (John?, 
Nathaniel''^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'], son of John and 
Sarah (Vincent) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., Sep- 
tember 26, 1823. Engaged in farming ; resided at Portsmouth, 
N. H., and Shapleigh, Me.; and in 1885 resided at Kittery, Me., 
employed at the Navy Yard. 

Mr. Shannon was twice married; first to Sarah Welch, who 
was born in Shapleigh, Me., September 23, 1839, the daughter 
of Moses and Mary Welch; she died in Portsmouth, N. H., 
April 17, i860. He married for his second wife, Amelia E. 
Lydston, who was born September 7, 1839, the daughter of 
Thomas and Vernetta Lydston, of Kittery, Me. 

Children of George Dennett and Sarah : 

287. Frank Pierce, b. October 15, 1851, in Shapleigh, Me. 

288. George Harrison, b. April 13, 1854, in Shapleigh, Me.; 

m. February 12, 1883, widow Olive Roberts; resided at 
Waterborough ; d. in 1888. 

289. Nellie March [608], b. March 24, 1858. 
Child of George Dennett and Amelia : 

290. Sarah Vernetta, b. August 25, 1865. 



291. CHARLES AUGUSTUS SHANNON^ [97], (John?, 
Nathaniel*, NathanieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of John 
and Sarah (Vincent) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., 
November 19, 1827; was educated in the public schools of that 
city and became a school-teacher. He taught at the Franklin 
Grammar School at Portsmouth, N. H., for several years prior to 
1864, when he was appointed Collector of Taxes for the city of 
Portsmouth, which position he continued to fill until 1875. 
Mr. Shannon was a Representative in the New Hampshire Legis- 
lature in 1855, and Alderman of the City of Portsmouth in the 
years 1880-81. 



SIXTH GENERATION 255 

He removed to Brockton, Mass., in 1883, where he was 
engaged in teaching. He married, September 12, 1850, Martha 
Sarah Trundy, who was born August 25, 1828, the daughter of 
John and Lucy Trundy, of Portsmouth, N. H. He died Sep- 
tember 7, 1897. 




CHARLES AUGUSTUS SHANNON. 



Children of Charles Augustus and Martha : 

292. Lucy Folsom, b. September 21, 1851 ; d. July 10, 1853. 

293. Charles Horace [611], b. May 29, 1854. 

294. Edward Holman [613], b. August 3, 1856. 

295. Arthur Hall, b. April 19, 1858. 

296. Clifton March, b. December 22, i860; d. May 22, 1867. 

297. Katie Bufford, b. December 22, 1868; d. March 10', 1869. 



256 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

298. OLIVER SHANNON^ [98], (John?, Nathaniel^, 
NathanieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of John and Sarah 
(Vincent) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., June 29, 
1831. He married, June i, 1863, Harriet A. Pratt, who was born 
September 3, 1841, the daughter of Elisha and Clarissa E. Pratt, 
of Belchertown, Mass. 

Children of Oliver and Harriet : 

299. Sadie J., b. January 6, 1866; deceased. 

300. Harry W., b. March 22, 1870. 

301. Oliver C, b. January 9, 1883. 

302. THOMAS KITSON SHANNON^ [99], (John?, 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of John and 
Sarah (Vincent) Shannon, was born November 2, 1833, in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., and was educated in the public schools of that 
place. He became a school-teacher ; and resided and taught 
school for many years in Ossipee, N. H., where he taught at the 
Gravelly Ridge School of that city until his decease, which 
occurred September 12, 1879. 

Mr. Shannon married Sarah E. Edgerly, who was born 
January 8, 1838, the daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail Edgerly, 
of Tam worth, N. H. 

Children of Thomas Kitson and Sarah, all of whom were 
born in Ossipee: 

303. Wilbur S., b. August 15, 1862; d. January 20, 1864. 

304. Cora E., b. February 8, 1865. 

305. Grace Ella, b. July 3, 1874. 

306. ELLEN HALL SHANNON^ [loi], (George?, 
Nathaniel''-, Nathaniel-^ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of 
George and Eliza Trott (Darling) Shannon, was born in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., March 29, 1 8 17. She married, October 8, 1840, 



SIXTH GENERATION 257 

Nathaniel Stone Emery, of Portsmouth, the son of Shem and 
Mary Emery. 

They resided in Portsmouth, N. H., where she died August 
17, 1848. He died in Boston, Mass., March 13, 1872, aged 67 
years. 

Children of Nathaniel and Ellen Emery: 

307. Horace Stone, b. in Portsmouth, January 7, 1842; m. 

Justianna Blake; b. in Worcester, Mass., May 30, 1841. 
He was a bookkeeper and in 1890 was residing in Boston. 

308. Albert Waldron, b. March 18, 1844; m. Lydia Maria 

Caine. Resides in Portsmouth, N. H. 
Child of Albert and Lydia Emery: 

i. Albert Clinton, b. July 4, 1877; d. February 22, 
1890. 

309. George Shannon, b. August, 1847; m. July 5, 1876, 

Rachel Palmer. 



310. ANN ELIZABETH SHANNON^ [102], (George^, 
Nathaniel*, NathanieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of 
George and Eliza Trott (Darling) Shannon, was born in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., June 7, 1822; married, September 21, 1854, Fitz 
William Lane, the son of Capt. Solomon and Eliza Lane. Resided 
in Portsmouth, N. H., where he died December 22, 1875. 
Child of Fitz William and Ann Lane : 
311. Ida Florence, b. June 18, 1856; m. Langdon E. Locke. 
In 1890 they were residing in Lawrence, Mass. 
Child of Langdon and Ida Locke : 
i. Fitz Harry, b. March, 1888. 



312. FRANCES JANE SHANNON^ [103], (George^, 
Nathaniel*, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of 
George and Eliza Trott (Darling) Shannon, was born in Ports- 



258 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

mouth, N. H., October 14, 1825. She married, June 19, 1845, 

Joseph H. Freeland, the son of John and Hephzibah Freeland, of 

Portsmouth, N. H., where they resided. She died May 15, 1850. 

Child of Joseph and Frances Freeland : 

313. Fannie Jane, b. May 10, 1850. In 1890 she was residing 

in Philadelphia, Pa, 



314. SARAH ELIZABETH SHANNON^ [104], 
(George^, Nathaniel^^, NathanieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
daughter of George and Eliza Trott (Darling) Shannon, was born 
in Portsmouth, N. H., August 5, 1827; married, July 12, 1848, 
William Henry Dennett, who was born November 11, 1825, 
the son of Joseph and Mary Dennett. They resided in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., where they both died. 

Children of William and Sarah Dennett: 

315. Nellie Charlene, b. December 8, 1849. 

316. William Wallace, b. July 20, 1851 ; m., 1873, Mary Agnes 

Crowley. 

Children of William and Mary Dennett: 
i. Mabel, b. January 20, 1874. 
ii. Bertha, b. December 12, 1876. 

317. Fred. Adams, b. March 2, 1856. 

318. Fannie May, b. September 18, 1857. 

319. Frank Allen, b. November 11, 1866. 



320. GEORGE HENRY SHANNON^ [106], (George^, 
Nathaniel''', Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of George 
and Eliza Trott (Darling) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, 
N. H., March 23, 1 83 1. He married Kate Bert, of Ports- 
mouth, who was born in November, 1834. In 1890 they 
were residing at Ordiorne's Point, Rye, N. H. 



SIXTH GENERATION 259 

Children of George Henry and Kate : 

321. Henry Clarence, b. October 6, 1854; m. December ^i, 

1879, Mary McGraw. In 1890 they were residing^•n' 
Boston, Mass. 

322. Edwin Merrill, b. October 3, 1857. 

323. Ann Cora, b. February 14, 1861 ; m. May 15, 1882, George 

D. Rogers. They formerly resided in New York City. 

324. George Berry, b. June 17, 1864. 



325. ROBERT WILLIAM SHANNON^ [107], 
(George?, Nathaniel^ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^ Nathaniel'), son 
of George and Eliza Trott (Darling) Shannon, was born in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., November i, 1835. He was twice married ; first, 
February 28, 1859, to Harriet W. Pettigrew, by whom he had 
one child, Mary, who died when five years of age ; and, second, 
to Ellen Ferren, of Dover, N. H. 

Children of Robert William and Ellen : 

326. Effie, b. May 13, 1871, in Cambridge, Mass.; an actress in 

New York City. 

"Began stage life at the age of 10, as Eva in Uncle 
Tom's Cabin. Took various roles with Lawrence Barrett 
Oliver Byron, Rose Eytinge, and later with Robert Man- 
tel], Mmer's Sdver King Co., Augustin Daly's New York 
Stock Co., Lyceum Co., etc. Has appeared as ingenue 
in many popular plays; now starring." [IVho's Who in 
America for 1903 -190c.) 

327. Winnie, b. May 15, 1874; an actress in New York City. 



328. MARY HARRIET SHANNON^ [131], (John 
Langdon5, Richard Cutts+, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
daughter of John Langdon and Sarah Frost (Blunt) Shannon,' 
was born in Portsmouth, N. H., October 22, 1812. She mar- 



26o THE SHANNON FAMILY 

ried, September 4, 1837, Robert Sharp Davis, who was born 
January i , 1 8 1 1 , the son of Robert Sharp and Lucy Stearns 
Davis. His maternal grandfather was Phineas Stearns, of Water- 
town, Mass., one of the famous Boston Tea Party of Revolu- 
tionary memory. He was a publisher of Boston, Mass., and 
resided at Brookline, Mass, 




ROBERT SHARP AND MARY HARRIET (SHANNON) DAVIS. 

He died February 23, 1875. Mrs. Davis died at Brookline, 
Mass., January i, 1897. 

The following extract is taken from Norfolk County (Mass- 
achusetts) History : 

" Robert Sharp Davis was born in Brookline, January i, 181 1, 
and died in the same town February 23, 1875. About the year 
1825 Mr. Davis entered the employment of the well-known pub- 
lishing firm of Crocker & Brewster, of Boston ; a firm which 
remained the same, both in style and partners, for more than half 
a century. After remaining a few years with Crocker & Brewster, 



SIXTH GENERATION 261 

he became a partner in the firm of Lincoln, Edmands & Co., and 
m 1835 succeeded them. From that time he carried on the busi- 
ness of publishing school-books in Boston with uninterrupted 
success until his death, — a period of forty years, lacking a few days. 
Among his most prominent publications were the mathematical 
works of the eminent author, Benjamin Greenleaf; books which 
are believed to have been in more universal use than any similar 
works ever published. In 1837, Mr. Davis married Mary 
Shannon, of Portsmouth, N. H." 

Children of Robert and Mary Davis : 
329. Mary Shannon, b. June 29, 1838 ; m. February 27, 1862, 
William E. Webster; b. December 7, 1833, at Ply- 
mouth, N. H. 
Child of William and Mary Webster: 

i. Arthur Gordon, b. November 28, 1863; graduated 
at Harvard University in the class of 1885; m. 
October 8, 1889, Elizabeth Munroe Townsend. 
Children of Arthur and Elizabeth Webster: 

1. Harriet Eleanor, b. August 22, 1890. 

2. Arthur Gordon, b. November 9, 1893. 

3. Mary Shannon, b. November 2, 1895. 

330. Lucy Stearns, b. December 29, 1840. 

331. Sarah Comstock, b. March 20, 1843. 

332. Laura Wood, b. April 3, 1845; m. November 7, 1867, 

Thomas R. Shewell, of Philadelphia, Pa.; b. October 
18,1836. She d. May 28, 1889. 
Children of Thomas and Laura Shewell : 
i. Martha Roberts, b. January 9, 1869. 
ii. Mary Shannon, b. November 2, 1870; d July 9 

1876. 
iii. Laura Wood, b. July 5, 1875; d. May 18, 1876. 
iv. Julia Abbot, b. August 19, 1877. 
V. Robert Linington, b. September 8, 1879. 

333. Caroline Elizabeth, b. June 11, 1849; d. February 17, 

1894. 

334. Langdon Shannon, b. January 28, 1857, in Brookline, 

Mass., where he was educated. On the death of his 



262 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

father he immediately engaged in the publishing business, 
which had been so long established, and continued the 
business till 1883, when he disposed of his interest, and 
the old firm of Robert S. Davis & Co. ceased to exist. 
The same year he opened an office in Boston as a real 
estate broker, and is still actively engaged there in that 
line. He has done much for the real estate develop- 
ment of his native town, as well as having been connected 
with some of the large transactions in Boston. He 
married, November 9, 1880, Helene Bartlett O'Leary, 
of Boston, Mass. 
Child of Langdon and Helene Davis : 

i. Arthur Langdon, b. February 26, 1885; d. April 
24, 1885. 



335. SAMUEL LEONARD SHANNON^ [138], (James 
Noble', Richard Cutts+, Cutts^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of 
Colonel James Noble and Nancy (Allison) Shannon, was born in 
Halifax, N. S., June i, 1816, and named for Major Samuel 
Leonard, a retired officer of the Royal New Jersey Volunteers of 
the British Army in the Revolution, an uncle (by marriage) of 
his mother. He prepared for college at the Old Halifax Gram- 
mar School, and graduated with honors at the University ot 
King's College, Windsor, N. S., with the degree of B. A. in 
1836. He studied law in Halifax, was called to the bar of 
Nova Scotia in 1839, and immediately commenced the practice 
of his profession in his native city. 

In 1847 he made an extensive tour in Europe, and while in 
Paris witnessed some of those stormy scenes in the Chamber ot 
Deputies, which soon culminated in the Revolution that drove 
Louis Philippe from the throne of France. He represented the 
County of Halifax in the Provincial Legislature from 1859 to 
1867, and for the last four years of the time was a member of 



SIXTH GENERATION 



263 



the Cabinet without portfolio. In the Legishuure he strongly 
advocated the confederation of the British North American Prov- 
inces, and voted for the Act which made Canada a nation. In 
recognition of his distinguished services to secure confederation 




SAMUEL LEONARD SHANNON. 







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264 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



he received, in 1870, the title of" Honorable" by special grant 
from Her Majesty Queen Victoria. 

Besides his many civil positions he was long actively iden- 
tified with the military affairs of Nova Scotia. In 1837 he was 
commissioned Ensign in the Second, or Queen's, Halifax Regi- 
ment; promoted Lieutenant in 1838; Captain in 1859, and 
Major in 1862. On retirement from the active list he was made 
a Lieutenant-Colonel of the Militia Reserves. 




SAMUEL LEONARD SHANNON. 
(taken at a later period.) 



He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in the year 1864. 
King's College conferred upon him the degree of D. C. L. in 
1875. From I 88 I he was Judge of Probate for the County of 
Halifax, and was one of the professors in the law department of 
Dalhousie University, Halifax. 

He was one of the leading men of the Methodist Church 
in Nova Scotia, and held high official position in that denomina- 
tion. 



SIXTH GENERATION 265 

He was president of the Evangelical Alliance, and of the 
Nova Scotia Branch of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 
and a governor of the Dalhousie University. 

Hon. Samuel Leonard Shannon married, October 31, 1855, 
Annie Fellowes, who was born August 10, 1835, the daughter 
of Benjamin Fellowes, of Annapolis County, N. S. He died 
January 7, 1895. 

His son, James Noble Shannon, contributes the following 
sketch : 

My father was a man endowed by nature with an intellect of more 
than ordmary acuteness. Through every sense he seemed to drink in 
whatever added to his store of knowledge. For the last thirty years of 
his life his eyesight was so poor that he could not see to read after the 
gas was lighted. It was our custom to read aloud to him in the evenings 
—mother and children taking turns at this labor of love. If we asked him 
what we should read, he was wont to say " Read me anything, anything " 
All departments of knowledge interested him, no piece of information ever 
came amiss. Reading less he reflected more on what he read and heard 
and his clear, finely-poised, well-trained mind assimilated all that came his 
way, to be turned to good account afterwards. 

I have often heard him address a jury in civil and criminal cases as 
well as speak at public meetings of various kinds,— religious, political 
philanthropic. He always commanded attention, was an agreeable speaker' 
fluent easy, and using the choicest English, which, from long acquaintance 
with the best literature, had become habitual to him, even in ordinary 
conversation, and while not a brilliant orator, often rose to heights of real 
eloquence. In younger days he was in demand as a lecturer and speaker 
and even in later years he yielded occasionally to such requests. We now 
treasure as precious mementoes two of his lectures copied out by one of 
the family in very large characters that he might be able to read at night 
by the aid of a strong light and powerful glasses. 

r^L "J^r^^ "^^f r'^ ^^ ^^^ ^'^^ '^^"^'■^^ Conference " [of the Methodist 
Church of Canada], says the Halifax Wesleyan, "remember the splendid 
impression made by Mr. Shannon's speeches in conference, committee 
and on the great audience which at the time thronged the public meetings 
^"T ^"^.^ Metropolitan Church [Toronto]. His thorough knowledge of 
Methodist law and usage and the traditions of the fathers, combined with 
the special legal knowledge required, enabled him to render efficient service 
in securing new parliamentary legislation for the United Church " 

He loved his chosen profession and "had the reputation" says 



266 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

another newspaper, " of being a sound jurist." He was thorough and 
painstaking in everything he undertook. The marvel is that he accom- 
plished so much impeded as he was with such indifferent eyesight and 
with a constitution far from robust, over which he found it necessary to 
watch with unceasing care. He set a high ideal before him always ; he 
laid his hand to no work, whether of a political, legal, literary or religious 
character, that he did not enrich and ennoble. Refined, sensitive, pure, 
he delighted in everything that was good and exerted a gracious influence 
on his children, an influence that will last as long as life itself 

For over fifty years he was a consistent member of the Methodist 
Church. Thorough in his religious life, as in everything else, he was 
conspicuous as a Bible-class teacher, Sunday-school Superintendent and 
class-leader. " His benign and useful life," to quote from a memorial 
sermon, " had its root in his personal consecration to his Saviour, and was 
accompanied by a living experience of the things of God." 

" In every sphere of public service," says the Wesleyan, " his course 
reflected the untarnished lustre of high and honorable dealing, and never, 
as far as we know, even under the pressure of passionate political strife, 
was he swayed in word or deed from the steep but starry path of calm and 

invincible integrity It might well be said of him : 

"' Thy heart was warm, thy brain was clear, 
Thy wisdom prompt in thought ; 
Thy noble spirit knew no fear, 
But held its country's good most dear, 
Unwarped, unbribed, unbought.' 

" His last appearance on the public platform," to quote from the 
memorial sermon, " was before the immense audience in the Academy of 
Music in March, 1891, the Centennial of John Wesley's death. We well 
remember his trembling step as he came to the front to speak, and how 
the old fire kindled within him as he recited the trials and triumphs of the 
past, and described the great meeting of 1839 held to celebrate the Cen- 
tenary of the founding of Methodism. But as he retired from the platform 
that evening many of us felt we had heard his last public address. 

"It may be truly said that they who knew him best, knew him to be 
a man of great sweetness of disposition, of high character, of blameless 
life and unselfish aims. There was in his bearing that which inspired 
confidence and respect. In his deportment there was a calm dignity 
which gave weight and influence to his character. His judgment and 
integrity were always held in high esteem, and often relied on in matters 
of great difficulty. He was the advocate of all public institutions which 
sought the social, intellectual and moral improvement of his fellow-men. 
The prominent position accorded to him in most of these institutions, is 
an evidence of the public estimate of his moral worth and superior abilities." 



SIXTH GENERATION 267 

To the last he was patient, cheerful, uncomplaining. Gradually and 
painlessly he loosened his hold on things temporal, though able to exer- 
cise his inborn passion for books and reading, and to recall from the 
recesses of a remarkable memory the events ot those active years in which 
he was himself a participant. He passed quietly away on Monday, Jan- 
uary 7th, 1895, ^ftsr but a few hours illness. 



The following obituary appeared in the " Halifax Herald " 
of January 8, 1895 : 

Judge of Probate, Honorable Samuel Leonard Shannon, who has 
been for a long time in a very precarious state of health, died suddenly 
at an early hour yesterday morning. The announcement, though not 
unexpected, will be received throughout the community, both in town 
and country, with profound sorrow and regret. Few men, indeed, have 
passed through so long a life with a character in all respects so admirable. 
Mr. Shannon's father was the late James Noble Shannon, of Parrsboro, 
and his mother's maiden name was Nancy Allison, of Newport. His 
father carried on a dry goods business in the old Hare building, which 
occupied the whole space now covered by the post office and custom house. 
This old building, which was swept away by the HoUis street fire of Jan- 
uary, I 861, was in a sense historical, as tradition records that before the 
erection of that provincial parliament building, and before Mr. Hare 
became the owner, the old wooden building, besides manifold other uses, 
accommodated the provincial legislature. The late judge of probate's 
father carried on business in this building in company with his son Wil- 
liam, an older brother of the judge, but who died comparatively young, 
many years since. Of several sons and daughters, the late judge of 
probate was the only survivor, the others falling victims to pulmonary 
disease. S. L. Shannon, though a methodist, was educated at King's 
college, the only other institution of higher learning in those days being 
Pictou academy, established by the late Dr. McCulloch. As a boy, he 
probably attended Dr. Twining's grammar school, located on Barrington 
street, at the corner now occupied by Davidson's stove store. He gradu- 
ated B. A. in 1836. In i 875 he received the degree of D. C. L. from the 
university. He studied law with the late Henry Pryor, and was admitted 
to the bar of Nova Scotia in 1839 

The late judge about this time showed great interest in militia mat- 
ters, and in 1837 was commissioned second lieutenant in the Oueen's 
Halifax militia. In 1838 he was promoted to lieutenant, in 1859 became 
captain, and major in 1862. He was subsequently appointed lieutenant- 



268 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

colonel of the reserve Halifax battalion. In due time was appointed a 
queen's counsel. Though never conspicuous as a pleader in the courts, 
Mr. Shannon had the reputation of being a sound jurist, and no one 
ever questioned his integrity. Mr. Shannon obtained a considerable 
practice, more, however, as an attorney and conveyancer than as a pleader 
in the courts, the reason being simply that the high character and methodi- 
cal habits of the deceased naturally drew him too much business connected 
with the settlement of estates. 

In 1846, when the original water works company was started as a 
private company, Mr. Shannon became its secretary, and he continued to 
act in that capacity till the works were sold to the city, fourteen years 
afterwards. 

The deceased was returned a member for the county of Halifax on 
the conservative ticket at the general election of 1859, having for his 
colleagues the late Henry Pryor and the late John Tobin. Mr. Shannon 
was again returned in 1863, thus serving as inember for eight years, during 
the latter part of which he was a member of the administration, Hon. J. 
W. Johnston being attorney-general and leader. In 1867 he retired with 
the right to retain the title " honorable " for life, one of the few, who by 
special leave, were allowed to do so. Though a strong and most con- 
sistent party man, the deceased was never a violent politician. 

He was a refined gentleman always and to everybody, and though 
not an orator was a correct and agreeable speaker. Mr. Shannon had 
literary tastes, and did not in the cares of business forget or neglect his 
academic training. In 1881 he was appointed judge of probate, and the 
same year took F. P. Bligh as a partner in his law business. 

In his younger days he was a great traveller, and in 1847-8 spent 
nine months in England and Scotland and on the continent. He was in 
Switzerland when the war of Sunderbund took place, in Paris a few weeks 
before the revolution of 1848, and in London during the Chartist riots. 

Mr. Shannon was married in October, 1855, to Annie, daughter of 
Benjamin Fellowes, of Granville, Nova Scotia. The widow is a sister of 
James I. Fellowes (formerly of St. John, and now of England, whose 
name is identified with the famed Hypophosphite preparation). 

Hon. S. L. Shannon was a governor of Dalhousie college. For 
years he helped not only his own students, but those of all the firms in 
the city, presiding at moot courts, lecturing, advising and otherwise 
assisting them. These and other reasons constituted his success and 
popularity as a lecturer. He believed in the law school, and made daily 
sacrifices for it. 

The Shannon family came from Ireland to the colony of Massachu- 
setts in the latter part of the seventeenth century. The progenitor of 
the family was Nathaniel Shannon, who held the office of " Navie Officer " 



SIXTH GENERATION 269 

at Boston, Massachusetts. His descendants settled at Portsmouth, 
New Hampshire, and were connected with the Vaughan and Cutts families 
of that place. Mr. Shannon's grandfather, Richard Cutts Shannon, was 
a prominent lawyer in Portsmouth when the Revolutionary War broke out, 
and by taking the loyal side became subject to persecution, imprisonment, 
and loss of property. His son, the father of S. L. Shannon, left Ports- 
mouth when he was a boy and came to Nova Scotia, and finally settled in 
Halifax, where, as stated above, he carried on business until his death, 
1857. The mother's family, the Allisons, came from the North of Ire- 
land about the year 1762, and settled in Horton. 

At the meetings of religious societies, even outside of the Methodist 
church, of which he was through life an honored member, the deceased 
was a frequent and always an acceptable speaker, and when a younger man 
was known as a lecturer and occasional writer on literary topics. He has 
been president of the Nova Scotia Bible society for forty years ; treasurer 
of the N. S. Bar society (which position he resigned last year) ; president 
of the N. S. Evangelical alliance, a trustee of the Y. M. C. A., and held 
many other offices in local institutions. 

Judge Shannon was born in 1816, and was consequently in his 79th 
year. He leaves a widow and eight children. His eldest son, James N., 
now of Toronto, is accountant of the Methodist church of Canada, and 
Samuel L. Shannon, Jr., is an accountant in the department of railways 
and canals, Ottawa. Another son, E. G. Shannon, is a teller in the 
Halifax bank, and the youngest boy is Frank. There are also four 
daughters, one of them being Mrs. Wallace Macdonald, of this city. 

Children of Samuel Leonard and Annie : 

336. Sophia Willoughby, b. January 15, 1857; d. March 24, 

1859. 

337. James Noble [616], b. August 31, 1858. 

338. Minetta Ballister, b. May 12, i860 ; m. September 8, 1891, 

Wallace Macdonald, Barrister, of Halifax, N. S., son of 
Hon. James Macdonald, Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. 
Child of Wallace and Minetta Macdonald: 

i. Samuel Leonard Shannon, b. April 10, 1893. 

339. Samuel Leonard [618], b. January 18, 1862. 

340. Elizabeth Grafton, b. April 8, 1865. 

341. Mary Josephine, b. April 23, 1869. 

342. Edward Grafton [623], b. January 16, 1871. 

343. Ernest, b. February 28, 1873 ; d. March 2, 1873. 



270 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

344. Kate Winifred, b. March 31, 1874; d. March 8, 1895. 

Her brother, James Noble, says of her : She waited on her 
father's feebleness with filial devotion, until she tell ill 
with consumption, lingered along for a year or so and 
passed away two months after he did. She was of a 
sunny, cheerful disposition, gentle, even-tempered, 
patient, self-denying. She was bright intellectually and 
fond of acquiring knowledge, and her tastes ran to music, 
drawing, and botany. On the latter subject she had con- 
tributed articles to a scientific paper, which were illustrated 
by herself. 

345. Francis Sutherland [627], b. October 6, 1879. 

346. CHARLES TEBBETS SHANNON^ [148], (Rich- 
ard Cutts5, Thomas^, Cutts'', Nathaniel^ Nathaniel'), son of Dr. 




CHARLES TEBBETS AND JANE RANDELL (STANWOOD) SHANNON. 

Richard Cutts and Mary (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in Saco, 
Me., October 21, 1803. He married in New York City, July 
31, 1836, Jane Randell Stanwood,* who was born in Eastport, 
Me., April I, 181 1, the daughter of Ebenezer and Jane Randell 
(Cleaves) Stanwood. 



■ Vide Appendix XI. for some account of the Stanwood family. 



SIXTH GENERATION 271 

Mr. Shannon worked at various trades and occupations dur- 
ing the early part of his life ; but possessing a remarkable natural 
gift for music, he finally devoted himself to it exclusively, — the 
rent and sale of musical instruments, with occasional teaching, 
being his chief occupation during the latter part of his life. 




JctL-^-t,*, ^' <tj) Zt--<it-»-»- 



Regarding his talent for music, one of his sons writes as 
follows : 

" His musical talent was so remarkable that he could play upon 
almost any instrument, and when a new one was placed in his hands he 
acquired the art of playing it in an incredibly short space of time. 

" It was partly on this account that he was induced when a young 
man living in New York, rather impulsively, to enlist as a musician in the 
United States Navy. As he himself told the story, it occurred in this 
wise: One Sunday afternoon, in the winter of 1823-24, while walking 
with a companion near the Battery, he noticed a rather showy poster call- 
ing for naval recruits, and announcing that ' Minister Brown would shortly 
sail on the U. S. Corvette Cyane for France.' 

" At this time Mr. Shannon was employed in a manufacturing estab- 
lishment in New York City, but his situation was not altogether a pleas- 
ant one. Indeed, in some respects it was so trying that he had already 
resolved to leave it, — and so it was with pleasure that he availed himself 
of the opportunity now offered to visit and see something of the countries 
of the Old World. Thus, on the 25th of January, 1824, he sailed for 
Europe ' in the service of Uncle Sam,' and did not return till four years 
after. 

" This ' trip to Europe ' was the great event of his life. It was the 
theme of many a talk in the family; and oftentimes in their boyhood days 
would his sons be spellbound as they listened to their father recounting 
the stirring incidents of that 'four years' cruise up the Mediterranean." 



272 THK SHANNON KAMII.Y 

Mr. Shannon first resided in New London, Conn., where 
his sons Charles Way and Richard Cutts were born ; afterwards 
the family moved to Providence, R. I., where the third son, 
James Harrison, was horn ; and after a subsequent residence of 
some years at New Bedford, Mass., the family tinally settled in 
Hiddetord, Me., where Mrs. Shannon died March 12, 1H70, from 
the effects ot a tumor on the brain, deeply lamented and greatly 
respected by all who knew her ; — for her life had been one of 
constant toil and self-sacritice for her family. 

During the great religious awakening in 18^7 Mrs. Shannon 
became a member ot the Main Street Baptist Church ot Saco, 
Me., where all of her sons, as well as her husband, had at ditter- 
ent times served as organist. This interesting fact is mentioned 
in the tablet inscription atHxed to the memorial organ recently 
erected in that Church by her sons. 

Mr. Shannon died of pneumonia, September 2, 1873, after 
a short illness, at the residence of his son Charles in Saco, Me. 

Children ot Charles Tebbets and jane : 
J47. Charles Way [628], b. April 24, 1837. 

348. Richard Cutts [632], b. February 12, 1839. 

349. James Harrison [633], b. December 12, 1841. 



350. ABIGAIL TEBBETS SHANNON^ [149J, (Rich- 
ard Cutts^ Thomas+, Cutts\ Nathaniel% Nathaniel'), daughter 
of Dr. Richard Cutts and Mary (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in 
Saco, Me., November 16, 1801;. She married, October 12, 1829, 
Calvin Locke, who was born in Sullivan, N. H., May 10, 1798. 
They resided for a number of years in Ipswich, Mass., where he 
was engaged in the manutacturing business. 

In 1852 they removed to Milton, Fla., where they lived 



SIXTH GKNKRA'IION 



273 



four years, afterwards settling at Marshall, Texas, where she died 
January 23, 1875. He died at the same place June 21, 1877. 




ABIGAIL TEfcL; 



Children of Calvin and Abigail Locke : 

351. Mary Shannon, b. February 12, 1831; d. February 10, 

18.32. 
35^- Mary Abby, b. March 4, 1833, in Ipswich, Mass.; m. 
November 23, 1855, at Marshall, Tex., Reuben Knight. 
He was born in PartersonviJle, La., December 25, 181 8. 
They resided at Marshall, Tex., where she died July 19, 
1876. He died November 27, 1879. 
Children of Reuben and Mary Knight: 

1. Charles, b. September 5, 1856; d. September 9, 

1859. 
ii. Katie, b. October 6, 1857, in Marshall, Tex.; m. 
March 27, 1883, Thomas Peters Young. He is 
a lawyer practicing in Marshall, Tex., and a 
deacon in the First Presbyterian Church. 



274 THK SHANNON FAMII.Y 



Children ot Tlioiiias and Katie "\'oinig : 

1. Mary Katharine, h. July 17, 1HS4. 

2. Thomas Peters, h. June 17, 1886; d. Sep- 

tember 5, I S87. 
J. Anna Christine, b. January 25, 1888. 

4. William Franklin, b. February 16, 1891. 

5. Mary Peters, b. November 27, 1892. 

6. Louise Clough, b. May 7, 1894. 

7. Reuben Knight, b. March 28, 1896; d. 

December 24, 1896. 

8. Calvin Locke, b. F'ebruary 27, 1899. 

9. Elizabeth, b. August 23, 1901. 

iii. Mary Christine, b. March 2, 1859, in Marshall, 
Tex.; m. November 11, 1882, Milton Lothrop. 
He was born in Terrebonne, La., March 29, 1858; 
and is engaged in the wholesale grocery business. 
He is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and 
a deacon and treasurer of the same. 
Children of Milton and Mary Lothrop: 

1. A son, b. May 24, 1884; d. same day. 

2. Hugh Reuben, b. October 30, 1885. 

3. Milton, b. October 29, 1887. 

4. Katie Garland, b. October 13, 1889. 

5. Grafton, b. January 21, 1891. 

6. Mary, b. July 11, 1894. 

7. Nellie, b. July 19, 1897; d. July 22, 1897. 

8. Constance, b. November 29, 1899. 

9. Mildred, b. March 7, 1902. 

iv. William Fitz, b. October 2, i860 ; d. July 21, i 861. 

V. Infant, not named, b. January 12, 1862; d. same 
day. 

vi. Reuben Clinton, b. December 28, 1S62, in Mar- 
shall, Tex. He was twice murrietl ; first, January 
19, 1884, to Lizzie Howard, of Marshall, Tex.; 
and second, September T9, 1894, to Queennie 
Anderson, of Nacogdoches, Tex., having obtained 
a divorce from his first wife in 1893. 



SIXTH (JKNKRA'riON 275 

Children of Reuben and IJ/zie Knight: 

1. Harry Howard, b. July 14, 1885. 

2. Marguerite, b. November 2y, 1889; d. 

January 7, i 890. 
Child of Reuben and Queennie Knight: 

3. Gladys Clementine, b. April 25, 1901, in 

San Antonio, Tex. 

vii. Harry, b. October 2, 1864; d. November i i, 1871. 
viii. Richard Shannon,'^' b. March 10, 1866; il. March 
18, 1866. 

ix. I^ucy Ann, b. Aprir2, i 867; d. October 29, 1867. 

X. Ellen Clinton, b. June 13, 1869; m. November 
27, 1888, William Walton Battle, of Caddo 
I'arish, La. He is employed in the United States 
Custom House, New Orleans, La., where they 
reside. 

xi. Elmer, b. July 2, 1872; d. June 5, 1878. 



* The birth of this child is refc-rrc-d t« by Mrs. Knight in the Ojllowing very 
interesting letter she wrote to her cousin, Col. R. C. Shannon, who had shortly 
before made a visit to Texas when returning North from military service on the 
Rio Grande : 

Marshall, Mar. i-y, i «66. 
Dear Cousin Richard, 

You will be a little surprised (o receive this whith will probably reach home as soon, if not 
before, you do. I had thought to have some very pleasant tidings to communicate ; but though I 
have the intelligence of the birth of another son to tell you, I have also sadly to intbrm you that 
his stay on earth was very brief, and that he left us when he was but nine days old. I am writ- 
ing of him to you first, because we gave him your name in baptism, a few hours before he breathed 
his last, as a pleasant memento of your visit and also in memory of grandfather. We all agreed 
on that name from the first, and Mr. Dunlap happened to come over, hearing of his sickness, and 
I was very glad to have the opportunity of giving him the sign and seal of the covenant before he 
went home to heaven. 

The little creature had a very distressing sickness. The disease seemed to be spasms in the 
stomach and his sufferings were dreadful to witness. I was really glad to see his little spirit freed 
from the earthly prison house and know that he was forever at rest in heaven. He was born 
the day after you left here. I wish very much that you could have seen your little namesake, but 
1 cannot but think that it will be no unpleasant thing for you to look forward to seeing him where 
the cares and troubles of this world are over. 



276 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

353. Sanih Jewett, b. February 24, 1835, '^ Ipswich, Mass.; m. 
January 20, 1858, John Dyke, of Greenfield, N. H. 
He was a merchant of Jefferson, Tex., where he died 
April 9, I 869. 



If, as I firmly believe, the spirits of the departed visit this earth, and this little one will 
have any favorites, I think after our own little family circle he will particularly notice you whose 
name he bore during his short stay. And might not the thought that his pure presence might 
be near you act as a safeguard in those hours of temptation which coine to us all. 

I have now as large a family in heaven as I have on earth, and I feel that it will require 
mv utmost exertions and vigilance, and that my efforts be blessed and sanctified by the Holy 
Spirit, to so train those that are committed to my guidance, that my family shall at least be an 
unbroken one — I cannot bear the thought that my little family shall not some time be united. 

You must excuse this being written with a pencil. I did not feel like writing any other 
way than on a book in my lap. 

We got vour letter sent by Maj. Dennison, and Sarah got the magazine. We hope to 
hear trom you often. Much love to your Parents and Brothers. 

Yours affectionately, 

Cousin Marv. 



Mrs. Knight was a great lover of books, and found the highest pleasure in 
reading and study. Her literary taste was marked, and her power of expression at 
times most felicitous. This is clearly evidenced in the following letter (also written 
to her cousin, Colonel Shannon), which we doubt not will be read with much inter- 
est by her descendants : 

Marshall, April 29, 1866. 
My dear Cousin Richard, 

The spirit moves me to write you a tew lines this pleasant summer evening, — tor it is really 
summer with us now. The trees are clad in their richest green, the roses are a gorgeous mass 
of luxuriance, and the old fiery king above darts down upon us beams which make us feel as if 
we did not care to become any better acquainted with his power. I always think that we feel 
the heat at this time of the year as much as in July, for the reason, I suppose, that we have so 
lately been under the dominion of the Frost-king. In the early part of this month we had early 
vegetables killed by the cold and now we hunt the house for a draught that will temper the heat a 
little. Some of my neighbors have already indulged in green peas and Irish potatoes, but our 
garden lies too low to produce early crops. We have had nothing but radishes and lettuce, 
though the potatoes and peas are in bloom, the former are the richest growth I ever saw ; you 
remember how much pains Reuben took in planting them. 1 think they will amply repay his 
care. 

He is now in New Orleans, or 1 presume he is. I received a telegram yesterday from him 



SIXTH GENERATION 277 

Children of John and Sarah Dyke : 

i. Liggette Austin, b. February 22, 1859; d. June 17, 

1859. 
ii. Mary Anna, b. May 26, 1861 ; d. November 9, 

1868. 
iii. Catherine Austin, b. October 4, 1863, in Marshall, 
Tex. She was twice married; first, June 18, 
1879, ^° George R. Wilcox, from whom she ob- 
tained a divorce, with the custody of her child- 
ren ; and second, July 11, 1888, to George L. 
McAllister, of Bedford, N. H. He died January 
12, 1896. 



at Baton Rouge, on his way down. He left here a week ago yesterday. He has gone down 
to sell his cotton and bring up a stock of groceries. We received uncle Sarhuel's letter and found 
that the prices of machinery were too high for the means at his command, so he has given up his 
cotton mill for the present, and will wait until either prices go down or until he gets more means, 
perhaps both. So our Northern trip is indefinitely postponed, very much to my regret, for I do 
want to see my friends very very much. The additions to father's shop were sold on the 17th 
inst. Father bid them in for $670. The officers were the only persons who bid against him. 
They said such were their instructions in order that the government property should not be 
sacrificed. I presume the price is as reasonable as we had any right to expect and the sale makes 
a finality to all disputes. 

I am sitting at the secretary with the window open and I think the sight and smell of the 
honeysuckle vine just outside would be a very pleasant thing to you it" you were here. The 
fragrance is perfectly into.\icating with its sweetness. I have some fine rosebushes, too, that are 
a perfect delight to both sight and smell. How I would like to send you a boquet ! The 
children just revel in flowers. They keep bunches of them all over the house, and sometimes 
" Little Brother" makes a passage through the house a path of roses. He likes nothing better 
than to get his hands full and then pull them to pieces in every direction.'- I think in fiiture I 
will have a boquet gathered every morning and dedicated to you and placed on my bureau ! 
Don't you think you will benefit very much by the compliment.' But how else can I give you 
any share in our wealth of floral treasures ? There are to be two festivals to Flora among the 
schoolgirls this week, on May day. They will crown a May Queen and hold a perfect carnival 
of flow-ers. One school have chosen to have their celebration after dark. Can you guess the 
reason ? Because they will look so much better by lamplight. May day is always the " open- 
ing day " for white dresses among the girls. ( I tell you this for the benefit of Lizzie and Mattie, 
cousins mine, who will probably appreciate the remark, for I do not suppose that it is particularly 
interesting to you. ) 

I am taking advantage of Reuben's absence to " fi.x up" my house a little, for, after the 



278 THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Children of George and Catherine Wilcox (whose 
names were changed to McAllister by an Act of 
Legislature): 

I. Mary Vaughan, b. June i 9, i 880 ; m. June 
4, 1902, Marion Sims McCutchen. 
Child of Marion and Mary McCutchen : 
Robert Lewis, b. April i, 190J. 



manner of men, he hates to have the house turned upside down, so 1 concluded to do all I 
could while he is awav. I commenced on the dining room, which has needed paint and paper 
sadly for several years. I got it all painted last week and am going to paper it this week and 
paint the wall. So when you think of us in the future you must imagine us resplendent with 
fresh paint and glorious with new paper. The " glory " is dimmed a little to me by the labor 
it takes to produce the efFect, as my hands would testify to you if you could see them, for scat- 
tered about in divers places are sundry blisters and sore spots that are anything but desirable. 

I think I have written you a tolerably rambling sort of a letter, but with a very good inten- 
tion of giving you a few moments pleasure by letting you know that you are had in remembrance 
in this " barbarous " country (Vide " Christian Register "). I hope to get a long letter from 
you before many days. I have read "Very Hard Cash," and like it extremely. Dr. Samp- 
son amused me very much. I think his recipe to " Miss Julie " is a rich thing. You remember 
his modern Latin : " Eat in Musca " ? I have read two other books lately, " Harrington, " by 
Lever, and " Half a Million of Money," both of which hang most of the interest of the story on 
money, which is a pleasant change from the old theme of love and matrimony. I am very 
anxious to have Annadale finished. Wilkie Collins is a favorite author of mine ( or with me, 
which is more strictly true). 

There is a book which I want very much to see, that was smuggled in during the war. 
1 had the promise of it, but lost the track of it. If ever you come across it please send it to me. 
1 do not know the author, except that he or she has written a very good book called " The 
Daisy Chain." The one I mean is "The Clever Woman of the Family." I was told that 
it was a capital work, hence my curiosity to read it. 

Mrs. Bonfrfiy brought with her Nichol's story of the "Great March," and I read that 
last week. It is very interesting to observe how differently things look from different standpoints. 
I believe it tends, too, to make people charitable to read the papers published in both sections. 
I take occasion to prove my faith in this particular by sending our town papers occasionally to my 
Northern friends. 

I thought I should finish this letter on the other side, but it seems I failed to do it. We 
are all well except mother. She is suffering from a severe cold, but is improving. All send 
love and good wishes to you and the rest of our relations. 

Yours affectionately. 

Cousin Mary. 

Anna sends love, and says she will write in a few days after the May parties. 



SIXTH GENERATION 279 

2. Charles Richards, b. July 16, 1882; d. 
June 20, 1902. 
iv. Clinton Adams, b. May 26, 1865, in Marshall, 
Tex.; m. January 7, 1890, Leonora A. Allbright, 
of CoUiersville, Tenn. He is a commercial trav- 
eller, residing in Pittsburg, Texas. 
Children of Clinton and Leonora Dyke: 

1. Clinton Allbright, b. October 27, 1890, in 

Marshall, Tex. 

2. Fred Mills, b. October 2, 1895, '" Dange- 

field, Tex. 

3. Leonora, b. May 26, 1900, in Pittsburg, 

Tex. 
V. Abby Abbott, b. July 10, 1868 ; d. November 15, 




CLINTON ADAMS LOCKE. 



354. Clinton Adams, b. September 14, i 841. He was a sergeant 
in Company A., Clark's Texas Regiment, C. S. A., and was 
killed in action at Pleasant Hill, La., April 9, 1864.* 

* I have recently been permitted to read over some of the letters which this 
young soldier wrote home to his parents and sisters, while absent on service with his 
regiment. 

In perusing these letters we frequently catch glimpses of the actual situation as 
it was in the Southland during that titanic struggle; and are often vividly reminded 



28o THE SHANNON FAMILY 

355. Anna Abbott, b. December 26, 1849, '" Ipswich, Mass. 
She was twice married; first, December 8, 1886, to 
William LongKetcham, of Rock Island, Ill.,whowas born 
December 22, 1852, the son of Rev. Frederick and 
Elizabeth Pennybacker (Brower) Ketcham. He was 
a railroad engineer, and died at Marshall, Tex., June 
15, 1 891. Married, second, March 8, 1894, D. F. 
McClaran, of Marshall, Tex., where he is engaged in 
farming. 

Child of William and Anna Ketcham : 
Frederick Locke, b. October 26, 1890. 



of the privations to which the people there were subjected. The methods employed 
to meet these privations were often inspiringly patriotic, being in some cases only a 
repetition of the experience of our Revolutionary sires in their struggle for independ- 
ence. For instance, in a letter written from Camp Nelson, in 1862, we read the 
following : 

"You must write me how you and May are getting along spinning. You ought to have 
very near enough for a pair of pants. Keep on. All that you can do \\ ill be so much help ; 
and besides it will be very much needed. In fact I do not know what I shall do for clothes 
next year, if you all do not make some at home ; — and I know that I would a great deal rather 
wear home made clothes than any other sort. You must work hard and see if I cant have a 
pair of pants of your spinning." 

We feel sure there were no idle hands at home after the receipt of that letter! 

In a letter to his sister Anna, written from cainp near Alexandria, in August, 
1863, we read the following: 

" I have just got back from town, where I went to see what 1 could buy . . . for vou. 
I looked particularly for some shoes .... and could find but one pair . . . and 
they were No. 3, patent leather, and the price was only §30.00, — more monev than I had. 
Calico — and that the commonest kind — costs §3. 00 per yard ; and everything else in propor- 
tion. So you see a Confederate soldier has not much chance in a town like that." 

But the chief burden of his letters seems to have been the great concern he felt 
lest his sister Anna should fail to use her time profitably in study. He is constantly 
referring to it. In one letter written from camp near Pine Bluff, in 1863, he says : 

"You must study hard and improve as much as you can while you have the chance. 
You dont know how much I want \ou have a good education." 

In another letter he says, with evident satisfaction : 

"I can see a great improvement already both in your writing and in your composition; 



SIXTH GENERATION 



281 



356. MARY BARKER SHANNON^ [151], (Richard 
Cutts^', Thomas+, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of 
Dr. Richard Cutts and Mary (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in 
Saco, Me., May t,, 1810. She married, January 25, 18^2, Rev. 
Edwin Jennison, who was born in Walpole, N. H., August 26, 
I 805, the son of Major WilUam and Phebe ( Field) Jennison. He 
was graduated at Dartmouth College in the class of 1827, and at 




REV. EDWIN AND MARY BARKER (SHANNON) JENNISON. 



and if you continue to improve as fast as you have, I shall be very much ashamed of mv own 
writing." 

Further on he says : 

" I hope to see the time before manv years when you will be quite an accomplished voung 
lady, capable of conversing with ease on any subject. ' ' 

And then he adds, with rare wisdom for a youth of his years : 

" As no one knows in what sphere he will be required to act, so the best way is to make 
one self able to fill any position." 

Finally in a letter from camp at Marksville, La., in February, 1864, he writes : 

"It is said that the gunboats are in the mouth of Red River ; and I expect it is true, as 
we now hear heavy cannonading in that direction." 

It was only two months after penning those lines that our gallant cousin fell at 
Pleasant Hill, — an irreparable loss to his family, for he was an only son. — R. C. S. 



282 THE SHANNON FAMU.Y 

the Andover Theological Seminary in the class of 1830; ordained 
pastor of the Congregational Church, Walpole, August 17, 1H31, 
and served there until March 17, 1835. He was installed at 
Mount Vernon, N. H., April 6, 1836, and served until August 
19, 1841. He spent the summer of 1841 travelling in England 
and Scotland, and his health was much henetitted by the rest thus 
afforded him. He was installed at Asburnham, Mass., May 12, 
1842, and served until May 12, 1846; installed at Hopkinton, 
N. H., June 6, 1847, and served until September 5, 1849. He 
subsequently supplied pulpits at Alstead and Langdon, N. H., tor 
four years, and finally retired from the ministry in i860 on 
account of ill health, at first residing on a farm at Winchester, 
N. H., and subsequently moving to Conway, Mass., where he 
died Dec. 25, 1887. 

Rev. Mr. Jennison was a man of most estimable qualities, 
finely educated and of unblemished character. During the quar- 
ter of a century that he pursued his calling as a minister of the 
gospel he was untiring in his devotion to the interests of the 
people entrusted to his charge. 

Mrs. Jennison was a person of unusual culture and refine- 
ment. From early childhood she had received counsel and 
instruction from her father, who was a Harvard graduate ; and 
her studies were completed at Miss Martin's school in Portland, 
Me., a famous institution in those days for the education of young 
ladies. She died November 22, 1885. 

The following letter, which she received from her father 
while attending this school, will be read with interest by her 
descendants : 



SIXTH GENERATION 283 

Saco, Oct. 25th, 1826. 
Dear Mary 

It has not been in my power to answer your letter as soon as 1 could 
have wished. I never have been more engaged. My time has been taken 
up day and night. But I should do injustice to my own feelings not to 
express my gratitude through you to Miss Martin for her unwearied 
attention toward you. I presume you now know, Mary, the propriety of 
submitting to the opinion of those of more experience and older than your- 
self. Had you gone to some boarding schools that could be mentioned, 
you would have come home proud, conceited, and ignorant. My mind 
respecting Miss Martin's school has been fixed tor many years. Few, if 
any, in the United States exceed it. There you find the suaviter in modo, 
fortiter in re. 

1 am very much gratified in the improvement you have made in writ- 
ing and composition ; and I hope I shall not be disappointed in the 
improveinent you have made in other branches. Before I received your 
letter it was rumored here that you had become serious. I presume it is 
known to all your gay companions ; but, Mary, it is a great thing to be a 
Christian. Too many take up with false hopes ; having no discovery of 
the enmity of their hearts to the character of God, of Christ, and other 
important doctrines revealed in the Scriptures. If we have no true foun- 
dation to build on our house can never stand when the rain descends and 
the floods come. Christ compares a Minister to a sower that went forth 
to sow. You remember the seed was sown on four different kinds of 
ground, and only one became productive!!! How this ought to excite us 
to examine ourselves, lest we be numbered among the foolish virgins ! As 
it is now nearly twelve o'clock time will not admit of enlarging more at 
present. 

I send by Mr. Dearborn forty nine dollars. I know not what the 
bill will be. If you have enough you will settle the bill. Bring it home, 
receipted. At the shoe stores in Portland you may suit yourself with a 
good pair of calf skin shoes. We are all well. 

Your Uncle Zenenson [?] died at sea not long ago. How uncertain is 
life!! Your Aunt H. is allmost disconsolate. Adieu. 

R. C. Shannon. 

You will come home in the Saco stage with Mr. Dearborn, Friday 
or Saturday as you please. It would have been highly gratifying for some 
of us to come after you. But it is not convenient. 



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286 THE SHANNON FAIVHLY 

The luUowing letter from Dr. Thoiiias Shannon was received 
by Rev. Mr. Jennison, in reply to certain inquiries he had made 
on behalf of his wife, who was a daughter of Dr. R. C Shannon, 
of Saco, Me. : 

East Moultonboro, loth July, '^55- 
Rev. Ktiwiii Jennison, 
Dear Sir, 

Yours of the lyth ultimo was not received till the 5th iiist. I have 
noted its contents and am very happy to give you the information you 
require. Dr. R. C. Shannon was the eldest son ot Capt. Thos. Shannon 
ot Dover, N. H., where he was born. His mother's name was Lillias 
Watson, of Dover, where I believe there are many of that name. She 
was a fine, frank, generous, and friendly lady, and would compare with 
any of the ladies of that day. 

Capt. I'hos. Shannon af^terward moved to Rochester (Norway- I'lains), 
where he kept a public house, but died at his farm (in Farmington) of 
apoplexy in the year 1800. His widow afterward married Jonathan 
Clark, Esq., of Norrhwood, and died there about 1814 or 15. 

William Shannon, brother of the Doctor, married Miss Waldron, of 
Harrington. They had several children. He obtained a lieutenancy in 
the Army during the War of 18 12 and died at Sacketts Harbor. Of 
Thomas, Harriet, and Abigail, and Mrs. Barker I suppose you have a 
perfect knowledge. 

The Shannons emigrated from Ireland, the V^aughans from Wales. 
William Vaughan, an ancestor, married Richard Cutts' daughter, of Ports- 
mouth, N. H., and Seaborn Shannon married Margaret Vaughan. Their 
sons were Cutts (your great-grandfather) and Nathaniel. Cutts S. married 
Mary Vaughan, daughter of George Vaughan, Lieutenant-Governor of 
New Hampshire, 17 15. I have his commission under George ist. 
Their children were Richard Cutts, Thomas, William, James Noble, and 
Nathaniel, Polly and Elenor. 

In the New England Historical & Cienealogical Register, Vol. 5th, 
No. 2, page 245, you will find the history of the Shannon and Vaughan 
families. 

Dr. R. C. Shannon married Polly Tebbets, of Dover, daughter of 
Major Tebbets, Merchant. She was very handsome, cross-eyed, which 
added much to her beauty, very lady-like and benevolent. Her oldest 
child tlied of quinsy at 4 or 5 months. Should be very happy to com- 
municate with you frequently. 

Please give my best respects to your lady, also to yourself 
I am Dear Sir Very respectfully and truly yours 

Thos. Shannon. 



SIXTH GKNERATION 287 

Children of Edwin and Mary Jennison : 
357. Edwin Shannon, b. December 13, 1832 ; m. first, at Keene, 
N. H., January 9, 1855, Amelia A. Smith; m. second, 
August 8, 1876, Amanda M. Pomeroy, the daughter of 
Sylvester C. Pomeroy, of Becket, Mass. He died July 
16, 1895. 
Child of Edwin and Amelia Jennison : 

i. Charles Smith, b. in Northampton, Mass., March 
20, 1856. 




EDWIN SHANNON JENNISON. 



358. William Cutts, b. May 29, 1837; d. July 28, 1841. 

359. Mary Theresa, b. April 4, 1840 ; d. July 20, 1841. 

360. Helen Maria, b. April 23, 1844; m. October 6, 1867, 

Chelsea Cook, of Conway, Mass. 
Children of Chelsea and Helen Cook: 

i. Julia Rose, b. March 16, 1869; m. December 28, 
1892, William F. Delebarre. 
Child of William and Julia Delebarre : 
Margaret, b. June 14, 1895. 
ii. Edwin Tucker, b. January 29, 1871 ; m. December 

5, 1900, Mary Jane Truesdell. 
iii. Silas Waiden, b. July 24, 1874; m. in 1898, Minnie 
Estelle Cole. 



288 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Children of Silas and Minnie Cook: 

1. Frances, b. December 20, 1898. 

2. Howard Walden, b. January 25, 1901. 
iv. Mary Delia, b. November 28, 1877; m. in 1898, 

Clarence P. Hassel. 
Child of Clarence and Mary Hassel : 
Harold P., b. January 17, 1899. 
V. Helen, b. September 27, 1881. 




SAMUEL TEBBETS AND MARTHA ANN PRENTICE (STEVENS) SHANNON. 



361. SAMUEL TEBBETS SHANNON^ [153J, (Richard 
Cutts^, Thomas''-, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of Dr. 
Richard Cutts and Mary (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in Saco, 
Me., January i, 18 14. He was a merchant and resided at Saco, 
Me., and Boston, Mass. Mr. Shannon was twice married ; first, 
April 21, 1839, to Rebecca Scammon, of Saco, who died March 
30, 1843, ^g^d 22 years and 6 months; and second, October 14, 
1845, to Martha Ann Prentice Stevens, of Saco, Me. 



SIXTH GENERATION 289 

His father chose for him his own profession, and sent him 
to an excellent private school in Scarboro, Me., to be fitted for 
Harvard University, his own Alma Mater. The sudden death 
of his father decided him to enter mercantile life ; and he was 
for many years an enterprising and successful merchant in Saco, 
Me., where in private life, as well as in official capacities, he was 
always loyal to the best interests of the town. He was both by 
instinct and training a religious man, and for several years was 
one of the wardens of Trinity Church. Mr. Shannon was a gen- 
tleman by nature and inheritance ; a man of high ideals but quiet 
tastes, possessing many fine personal qualities, — in tact, an admir- 
able character in every way. 



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Mr. Shannon died in Boston, Mass., February 20, 1875. 

His widow survived him for more than a quarter of a cen- 
tury, — passing away February 9, 1903, at the advanced age of 8-^. 

The following account of this noble-hearted woman will 
be read with deep interest bv all who ever enjoved the rare 
pleasure of her acquaintance : 

Martha Ann Prentice Stevens, who married Samuel Tebbets Shannon, 
October 14, 1845, ^^^ born in Newburyport, July 21, 1819. She was 
the daughter of Daniel Stevens, who married for his second wife, Elizabeth 
Lemmon Prentice. Her grandfather was Hon. John Prentice, of Lon- 
donderry, N. H., a prominent lawyer, who held many important offices 
in the State, — serving as Attorney-General for a term of six years ; Rep- 
resentative for thirteen years, and Speaker of the New Hampshire House 
of Representatives for six years. He was a subscriber to the declaration 
made at Londonderry in 1776 to resist Great Britain Z7 ^z ^nw/V. He 
was appointed judge of the Supreme Court, but declined on account of 
failing health. 

Thus tracing her descent from some of the best blood in New Eng- 
land, Mrs. Shannon was herself a distinguished example of that good 
breeding and spiritual grace which such an ancestry bequeathes as its price- 
less legacy. The rare sweetness of her nature was combined with unusual 



290 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



strength of character and intellectual ability. She passed away February 
9, 1903, in the midst of all her powers, although she had reached the 
ripe age of eighty-three, leaving to her sorrowing children the blessed 
memory of her noble life. 

Children of Samuel Tebbets and Martha : 

362. Elizabeth Lemmon Prentice [639], b. January 16, 1848. 

363. Martha Ann Stevens, b. July 10, 1849. 

364. Samuel Adams [644], b. June 18, 1854. 



365. JAMES SHANNON^ [154], (Richard Cutts?, 
Thomas'^, Cutts^, Nathaniel% Nathaniel'), son of Dr. Richard 




JAMES SHANNON. 



Cutts and Mary (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in Saco, Me., 
October 30, 1816, and was a printer by occupation. 

He resided for a time in Quincy, Mass., and afterwards went 



SIXTH GENERATION 291 

to Louisville, Ky., where he died of typhoid fever October 28, 
1851.* 

Mr. Shannon was twice married ; first, in 1 842, to Lucy 
Newcomb Saville, of Quincy, Mass., who died in early life ; and 
second, October i, 1848, to Sarah Helena Hawes, of Gardiner, 
Me., who survived him and married C. B. Thomson, of 
Le Roy, N. Y. 

Child of James and Lucy: 
366. James Griswold, b. June 17, 1843. He was brought up 
by his maternal relatives in Quincy, Mass. On August 
19, 1862, when nineteen years of age, he enlisted for 
nine months as a private in the Eleventh Massachusetts 
Battery, and was discharged upon expiration of enlist- 
ment. May 25, 1863. Reenlisted in the same battery, 
January 2, 1864, for three years; promoted to Hospital 
Steward, August 6, 1864; was stationed for a consider- 
able period at Ship Island, Miss.; appointed 2nd 
Lieutenant, Tenth Regiment, U. S. Colored Heavy 
Artillery, and was mustered out of the military service 
February 22, 1867. He soon after commenced the 



* The news of his death was communicated bv Samuel T. Shannon to his 
brother Charles in the following letter : 

Saco, November 4, 1851. 
Dear Brother Charles : — 

Little did I think that when I should break the long silence that has lasted so long between 
us that it would be done by communicating such heavv tidings. I have just received a letter 
from cousin E. Warner giving the melancholy tidings that our dear brother James is no more. 
He died on the 28th of October of Typhoid fever, after an illness of two weeks. He retained 
his senses until the last moment, made a touching praver for all his friends, and expired with 
these precious words upon his lips: "Jesus is with me." These are all the particulars that I 
have received. May God in mercy sanctify this affliction to us all, and enable us to so live bv 
faith in Jesus that our last end may be like his. 

My love to Jane & children. We are well, and would he happv to receive a visit 
from you. I live in the old homestead. 

In haste, affectionately yours, 

S. T. Shannon. 



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THE SHANNON FAMILY 

study of medicine and surgery at the Harvard Medical 
School, from which institution he was graduated in March, 
1870, and entered upon the practice of his profession at 
Oakham, Mass., where he remained tor six years. He 




JAMES GRISWOLD SHANNON. 



married, November 26, 1872, Ella Laura Morton, the 
daughter of Rev. Alpha Morton, of Wells, Me. In 
1876 he removed to Rutland, Mass., where he continued 
the practice of his profession until his death. 



367. CAROLINE SHANNON^ [155], (Richard Cutts5, 
Thomas''-, Cutts^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel' ), daughter of Dr. Richard 
Cutts and Mary (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in Saco, Me., Jan- 



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293 



uary 7, 18 19. She married, April 17, 1845, Cyrus K. Goodale, 
who died October 8, 1880. She died September i, 1881. 




CAROLINE iSHANNOn; GOODALE. 



Children of Cyrus and Caroline Goodale : 

368. Clara Louise, b. August 29, 1846; m. February 25, 1875, 

Harlan W. Kingsbury. 

Children of Harlan and Clara Kingsbury: 

Helena Shannon, b. November 17, 1876. 

Carrie Blake, b. March 11, 1878. 

Mabel Louise, b. November 9, 1879. 
iv. William Goodale, b. September 21, 1881. 

369. Mary Shannon, b. July 23, 1849 ; d. August 30, 1870. 

370. Henry James, b. November 28, 1853; d. September 25, 

1870. 

371. Charles Fechem, b. January 3 i, 1 863 ; d. October 25, i 893. 



294 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

372. SARAH ANN SHANNON^ [158], (William^, 
Thomas^, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of WilHam 
and Mary (Waldron) Shannon, was born in Barrington, N. H., 
February 12, 1804. She married Jonas C. March, a merchant 
of Rochester, N. H. She died at Newton, Mass., January 3, 
I 843, aged 38 years. 

Child of Jonas and Sarah March : 
373. Elizabeth Shannon, b. February 23, 1831; m. October 8, 
I 86 1, Dr. Josiah Henry Stickney, of Boston, Mass., who 
was born February 11, 1826, the son of Deacon Josiah 
and Elizabeth Stickney, of Boston. He studied medi- 
cine with Dr. Lucius Slade, of Boston ; graduated 
with honors at the Royal Veterinary College of London, 
i860, and engaged in the practice of his profession in 
Boston, where he died in 1901. 
Children of Josiah and Elizabeth Stickney: 
i. Mary Waldron, b. September 14, 1862. 
ii. Ellen Freeman, b. March 6, 1865. 
iii. Josiah, b. May 26, 1866. 
iv. Lombard, b. December, 1869. 



374. ISAAC WALDRON SHANNON^ [160], (Wil- 
liam^, Thomas^, Cutts^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), son of William 
and Mary (Waldron) Shannon, was born in Barrington, N. H., 
January 3, 1807. He was a contractor and builder by occupa- 
tion, and resided at South Boston and Danvers, Mass.; also at 
Brooklyn, N. Y., from 1861 until 1868, when he removed to 
Salem, Mass., where he died September 4, 1877. 

He married, January 27, 1833, Emeline Augusta Harris, 
who was born April 7, 18 14, the daughter of Daniel and Eliza- 
beth (Dodge) Harris, of Salem, Mass. She died March i 3, i 884. 



SIXTH GENERATION 295 

Children of Isaac Waldron and Emeline : 

375. Elizabeth Ropes, b. November 9, 1834; m. March 27, 

1865, Charles Parsons, an artist, of Brooklyn, N. Y. 

376. Helen Augusta [646], b. December i, 1836. 

377. Sarah Ann, b. March 7, 1841 ; d. January 26, 1842. 

378. Anna Dodge, b. May 23, 1844; m. November 28, 1875, 

John Porter Brown ; b. in Fitchburg, September 14, 
1 8 14. In 1890 he was engaged in the manufacture of 
pianos at Boston, Mass. 

379. Arthur Willis [649], b. December 30, 1847. 

380. ELIZABETH WALDRON SHANNON^ [161], 
(William', Thomas^, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter 
of William and Mary (W^aldron) Shannon, was born in Barring- 
ton, N. H., February 10, 1808. She was twice married; first, 
to Samuel Moody Pearson, who was born February 8, 1800, the 
son of Dr. Abiel and Mary (Adams) Pearson, ot Andover, Mass. 
He died at Stratham, N. H., December 28, 1840. Married, 
second, George Wiggin, a farmer of Stratham, who died March 
21, 1867. She died May 21, 1880. 

Children of Samuel and Elizabeth Pearson : 
381. Sarah Ann, b. February 28, 1833, in Newburyport, Mass.; 
m. January i, 1855, Henry Pickering Wingate ; b. June 
22, 1823, in Stratham, N. H. 
Children of Henry and Sarah Wingate : 

i. Henry Pickering, b. March i, 1856; d. April 18, 

1874. 
ii. Mary Shannon, b. January 12, 1858. 
iii. Elizabeth, b. December 7, 1859. 
iv. John Paine, b. March 30, 1862. 
V. Sarah Pearson, b. June 13, 1864. 
vi. Oliver Shannon, b. August 25, 1870. 
vii. Charles, b. September 21, 1872; d. November 5, 

1876. 
viii. Edith, b. November 9, 1876. 



296 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

382. William Barker, b. January 9, 1837; entered the military 

service, July 20, 1861, as sergeant of Company A, Thir- 
teenth Massachusetts Infantry ; transferred to the Veteran 
Reserve Corps January i, 1864, and served until the 
expiration of enlistment. In 1865 he married Harriet 
Howard. Deceased. 

383. Jonas March, b. May 19, 1840. He enlisted, May i, 1861, 

as a private in Company F, Fifth Massachusetts Volun- 
teers (three months service); discharged July 31, 1861. 
He married Louise Yeaton. Resided in Stratham, N. H., 
and died in Salem, Mass., April 15, 1875. 
Children of Jonas and Louise Pearson : 

i. Gardner, b. July, 1866. 

ii. Pansie Louise, b. February 22, 1875. 

384. Samuel Moody, b. May 28, I 841. Enlisted, July 28, i 862, 

in Company D, Ninth New Hampshire Infantry; was 
captured by the enemy May 12, 1864; paroled October 
8, 1 864 ; exchanged and afterwards promoted to sergeant, 
May I, 1865 ; mustered out of the military service June 
10, 1865. He married, December 15, 1875, Georgianna 
Harris, of Salem, Mass. 
Children of Samuel and Georgianna Pearson : 

i. Frank Brown, b. July 5, 1877. 

ii. Lena Florence, b. October 14, 1882. 

385. Oliver Shannon, b. May 28, 1841. He enlisted, Novem- 

ber 7, I 861, as a private in Company F, Seventh Regi- 
ment, New Hampshire Infantry; was mortally wounded 
at the assault on Fort Wagner, S. C, July 18, 1863, and 
died'" while a prisoner of war at Columbia, S. C, August 
23, T863. 



* Although the statement here is specific, giving even the date of death, indi- 
cating that Mr. Hodgdon had probably obtained his information from the rolls of 
the regiment on file at Concord, N. H., still it is declared by Miss Sarah Pearson 
Wingate, of Newton, Mass., a niece of Oliver Shannon Pearson, to be all a mistake, 
as her Uncle Oliver's body " was never found on the field." — R. C. S. 



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297 



Children of George and Elizabeth Wiggin : 

386. Isaac Shannon, b. April 24, 1844; m. Caroline Lane. He 

was a member of the New Hampshire Legislature from 
Stratham in the years 1880, 1 881, and 1882. 
Child of Isaac and Caroline Wiggin : 
. i. Grace Ayers, b. August 13, 1870. 

387. George Brackett, b. November 5, 1846. He enlisted in 

the Sixteenth Massachusetts Battery, May 11, 1864; 
discharged June 27, 1865. Married, November, 1872,' 
Annie S. Roberts. Resides at Stratham, N. H. 
Children of George and Annie Wiggin : 

Elizabeth Waldron, b. October 16, 1874. 

Blanch Sarah, b. May 4, 1879. 

Roy Roberts, b. September, 1883. 
iv. Marion, b. April 2, 1885. 




WILLIAM AUGUSTUS SHANNON. 



388. 



(Will 



WILLIAM AUGUSTUS SHANNON^ [162], 
iam5, Thomas+, Cutts^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of 



298 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

William and Mary (Waldron) Shannon, was born in Barrington, 
N. H., March 4, 18 10. He married, March 3, 1836, Juliet 
Clark, who was born December 12, 18 16, the daughter ot Joel 
and Achsah (Stearns) Clark, of Northampton, Mass. They 
resided at Northampton and at Lee, Mass., where he died Novem- 
ber 4, 1877. Mrs. Shannon died June 14, 1901. 




WILLIAM AUGUSTUS SHANNON. 
(taken at a later period ) 



The following obituary of Mrs. Shannon was published June 
19, 1901, in "The V-^alley Cileaner," ot Lee, Mass.: 

Mrs. William A. Shannon, one of the oldest residents of Lee, 
died Friday at the advanced age of 84 years and six months. She 
had been in failing health for some time and for several weeks her 
condition had been so critical that the end was not unexpected at 
any time. 

Mrs. Shannon's maiden name was Juliet Clark. She was the 
daughter of Joel and Achsah Stearns Clark and was born Dec. 



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299 



12, 1 8 16, at Northampton, Mass., where her family had Hved 
smce the settlement of the town 200 years before. Her ancestors 
^^re of the best Puritan stock, among them being Lieutenant 
William Clark and Elder John Strong. 

She was married in 1836 to William A. Shannon and about 1848 
the family moved to Lee, so that the deceased had been a resident 
ot this town for more than half a century. Since the death of her 
husband and daughter in 1877 she had made her home with her 
son-.n-law Hon. Wellington Smith. The death of her only son 
last December was a terrible shock to her in her feeble condition 
and one from which she never fully recovered. She leaves one 
brother, George Clark of Southampton ; three grandchildren, 
/r/"' ?; ^'^I^^r'^ ^''' ^"'■y Shannon Smith of this town 
and Miss Mary C Shannon of Springfield, also three great-grand- 
children, Juhet, Elsie and Lucile Smith. 

Mrs. Shannon joined the First Congregational church of North- 
ampton in 1832 under the pastorate of Jchabod Spencer, and in 
1852 she transferred her membership to the Lee Congregational 
church, with which she had been connected for nearly half a cen- 
tury. With such Puritan ancestry and early training' as hers it is 
not strange that religion should have colored and controlled her 
entire life. Her religious faith was of that earnest and vital type 
which gave strength and direction to her own life, and which left 
Its benehcent impress upon those with whom she came in contact 
Her lite was one of constant and affectionate service for others- 
and while her activities were confined mainly to the environments 
of the home and family circle she had an intelligent interest in the 
affairs of the day and in church and temperance work, being a 
member of the W. C. T. U. ' S " 

Mrs. Shannon was a woman of unusual individuality and strength 
of character, although these qualities were happily blended with a 
quiet dignity and attractive grace of manner. While positive in 
her opinions she was exceedingly charitable and considerate in her 
judgment of others, and had a happy faculty of seeing and speak- 
ing of the qualities of those with whom she came in contact Her 
love for and interest in the young served to keep alive even in 
extreme age her own youthfulness of spirit. 

She will be very pleasantly remembered in the community where 
she has so long resided and many readers of the Gleaner here and 
elsewhere will learn with regret of her death. 

The funeral was held at the residence of Augustus R. Smith 
Sunday afternoon and was largely attended. In accordance with 
the taste of the deceased there was no floral display, and the casket 



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IllK SHANNON KAMlf.Y 



l)()ic simply a how of hand painted white ribbon from the W. C. 
T. LJ., as the cml)lcm of that organization. A quartette sang 
familiar hymns and at the grave chanted the 23d psahii. 

Rev. Dr. Rowland officiated antl spoke very happily of the 
character of the deceased as typifying the best features of the 
ancient religious faith of New England. It was the product of 
deep religious experience, it exalted God and gave an habitual 
humility of mind and it gave sustaining power in the trying expe- 
riences of life. Ihe deceased exemplified in peculiar degree those 
(jualities specially commended in the sermon on the mount. It 
was fortunate that the henefifent influence of such a life could have 
been extended to the third and fourth generation. 

Among those present from out of town were Mrs. (Jeorge Clark 
and Mrs. Charles P. (iridley of Southampton, Mr. and Mrs. 
I.yman Clark of Westficld and Miss Mary Shannon of Springfield. 

Children ot Williani Augustus and Juliet : 

389. Augustus V'aughan [653], b. November 2S, : 8j6. 

390. Mary Clark [656], b. March 25, 18.39. 




OLIVER NOBLE SHANNON. 



391. OLIVI'.K NOHLI': SHANNON'' I 163I, (WilliamS 
Thomas*, Cutts', Nathaniel', Nathaniel'), son of William and 



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THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 



Mary (Waldron) Shannon, was born in Harrington, N. H., De- 
cember 28, 181 I. He married, December 2, 1835, Harriet 
M. Burlin, of Saco, Me. They resided in Boston, Mass., 1835 
to 1839, Chelsea, Mass., 1839 to 1841, and in Newton, Mass., 
where he died December 25, 1869. She died in Boston, Mass., 
December 26, 1885, aged jf years and nine months. 
Children of Oliver Noble and Harriet : 
J92. Mary, b. September 19, 1836; d. at Newton, Mass., April 
19, 1 901, unmarried. She was long prominent in chari- 
table work, and in the cause of women's suffrage was 
well known as the able and zealous colaborer of Mrs. 
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, 
and others in that field of labor. 




MARY SHANNON. 



It is impossible to enumerate all the charities that she 
had helped ; but the one which was nearest to her heart 
was the Rebecca Pomroy Newton Home for Orphan 
and Destitute Girls, of which she was one of the original 
founders, in association with her aunt, Miss Mary Clark 
Shannon. 



SIXTH GENERATION 303 

The following tribute by the President of the Home was appended 
to the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the Directors, and published in 
the " Newton Journal " of April 26, 1901 : 

Mary Shannon, born in Boston, September 19, 1836. Died in her paternal 
mansion April 19, 1901, aged 64 years, 7 months. 

The physical presence of Mary Shannon will be no more seen with us, but her 
unique and beautiful spirit remains to encourage, cheer, uplift and comfort all who 
were privileged to know her and felt the inspiration, which ever flowed from the 
personality of this true child of the loving father. Mary was well born, and under 
the wise direction and saint-like influence of her superior and princess-like aunt, the 
late Mary C. Shannon, her development could only be and was most gracious and 
lovely. She was in full sympathy with the noble trio, Rebecca R. Pomroy, Mary 
C. Shannon, and Mrs. Daniel L. Eurber, whose names are associated in founding 
the Rebecca Pomroy Newton Home for Orphan and Destitute Girls, in 1872. Her 
wisdom and strong common sense were manifest in all its plans. It was Marv's 
purse which was ever open from the first, to every financial need. No person has 
been so continuous in yearly, monthly, and daily benefactions to the Home, through- 
out its life of twenty-nine years. During the past season, all the potatoes, apples, 
and most of the vegetables used for the Home, with large quantities of milk, were 
furnished from her own estate. This too, in so quiet and unostentatious a manner 
that none save the superintendent and associates were cognizant of it. The kind 
words of encouragement and spirit, accompanying these gifts, were gratefullv appreci- 
ated and are tenderly remembered bv the superintendent. 

Devoid of the least pessimism. Miss Shannon was an earnest laborer and libera! 
contributor to all measures, which, to her clear vision influenced to purify, ele\ate 
and ennoble the community, hence equal suflrage for women and men, schools for 
the unfortunate, the kindergarten for the blind, woman's hospitals and free religious 
organizations, the school at Hampton, V^a., and Booker Washington's noble work at 
Tuskegee, Ala., and other causes, each received her sympathy and financial assist- 
ance. Her wealth was used to benefit humanity. Personally, Miss Shannon's life 
was simple and beautiful in accord with nature, as interpreted to her broad mind and 
truth-seeking, clear vision. 

In accord with the motto of her early and revered instructor. Rev. Cyrus 
Pierce, she " Lived to the Truth." Her death came as she wished it might, 
suddenly and painlessly, Friday morning, from heart failure. One of her last acts 
was on the previous evening to place the National flag, she loved so well, where it 
could be readily unfurled the following morning. Her wish was executed by loving 
hands, after her eyes were closed, and her pure spirit had passed from its earthly 
tabernacle t<j join kindred spirits in the great " Beyond." The funeral services 



304 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

were arranged for Monday, 22d. Invited friends and neighbors, in goodly numbers, 
were present. Hymns were sweetly sung by 1 8 girls of the Orphan Home, with 
tearful eyes and tremulous lips. Selections from the Bible and a poem were read by 
Rev. Benj. F. McDaniel of Boston, who also led in prayer. 'Mrs. Edna Cheeney 
of Jamaica Plain and Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer of Providence, standing under the 
portraits of Theodore Parker and John Weis, the loved friends and pastors of the 
familv, spoke in words and tones of beauty and in harmony with the Christ-like 
spirit of their loved friend. It seemed most fitting that she who loved each flower, 
as it sprung from the ground, should be embowered in flowers, as last loving 
tributes from her many appreciati\e friends. We then quietly left the noble 
mansion which has so hospitably welcomed to its halls, crowded with rich works of 
art, and beauty, all that was good, pure and true. Where Theodore Parker was 
always welcomed as the loved and honored guest, when so few of his brethren in the 
ministry extended a welcome to his person or his views. In accord with Miss 
Shannon's wish her body was cremated and the urn containing the ashes placed in 
the familv lot at Mt. Auburn by the side of her father. 

" More homelike seems the vast unknown. 
Since they have entered there ; 
To follow them were not so hard, 

Wherever they may fare. 
They cannot be where God is not. 

On anv sea or shore ; 
Whate'er betides, Thy love abides 
Our God for evermore." 

N. T. Allen. 

Miss Shannon left a considerable estate; and the following article 
published shortly after the filing of the will for probate, and giving a 
detailed account of those bequests which are of a public nature, shows that 
many charitable institutions were remembered by her : 

Many public institutions of Massachusetts and of States in the South are directly 
and generously benefited under the will of the late Miss Mary Shannon of Newton, 
who died in that city on April 19th last, leaving an estate of nearly three-quarters 
of a million. Over one-sixth of this fortune she has bequeathed to charitable and 
educational organizations. The will has just been filed in East Cambridge, at the 
office of the registrar of probate for Middlesex County. It is dated March 27, 1899. 

The institutions existing in the City of Newton receive bequests aggregating 
$46,000 under the will, and among the numerous other legacies is that of a public 
park to Bar Harbor, Maine. After making provisions for the greater part of her 
fortune to individuals. Miss Shannon, beginning at item thirty-three, sets forth the 
bequests which are public in nature. 



SIXTH GENERATION 305 

Item thirty-three reads as follows : 

" I give and bequeath to the Newton Hospital of Newton, Mass., the sum of 
$10,000 for a permanent fund to be known as the Mary Shannon Fund ; the income 
only of said fund to be used for free beds in the children's ward, so far as practicable 
and desirable, and any balance of said income to be used for the general purposes of 
the hospital." 

Item thirty-four : " I give and bequeath to the Rebecca Pomroy Newton 
Home for Orphan Girls, the sum of Si 0,000 for a permanent fund to be known as 
the Oliver N., Mary C. and Mary Shannon Fund, the income from which, only, 
shall be expended to promote the interests of said Home." 

The will then continues by stipulating that $10,000 shall be given to Newton 
Home for Aged People for a permanent fund, the income only to be used. The 
Free Library of Newton receives $5000, the Newton Firemen's Relief Association 
$5000, and the Newton Police Relief Fund and Newton Associated Charities each 
$3000. 

Item 40 provides that $10,000 be given to the New England Hospital for 
Women and Children in Boston Highlands for a permanent fund, to be known as 
the A'larv C. and Mary Shannon Fund, the income only to be used, for free beds. 
A fund of $10,000 to be similarly named is bequeathed the Massachusetts Homoeo- 
pathic Hospital. 

Wellesley College is benefited to the extent of $15,000. The fund is to be 
termed the Oliver N., Mary C. and Mary Shannon Fund, and the money is to be 
expended in free scholarships. 

The next two items provide for a bequest of $10,000 to the Hampton Normal 
School at Hampton, Va., the institution for Negroes and Indians, and a bequest of 
$5000 to the Tuskegee Normal School (Booker T. Washington's school for the 
Negroes at Tuskegee, Ala.). In each case the income is to be used for free schol- 
arships, and the legacies are to be known as the Mary C. and Mary Shannon Funds. 

A bequest of $5000, under similar conditions, is to be made to the Kittrell 
Normal Industrial School for Negroes at Kittrell, N. C. The money is to be 
invested bv the trustees of the school. 

To the Atlanta University for colored students at Atlanta, Ga., is bequeathed 
$5000 for its endowment fund. 

The Mallalieu Seminary for the poor whites of the South at Kinsey, Henry 
County, Alabama, receives $5000 for general purposes. 

After making a bequest of $1000 to the free library at Bar Harbor, Me., the 
testatrix goes on to give the details of another bequest to Bar Harbor, Me., which 
takes the form of land for park purposes. The clause containing the bequest reads 
as follows : " I devise and bequeath to the Village Improvement Association of 
Bar Harbor, Me., the lot of land adjoining the west line of Glen Mary Park to 



3o6 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Spring road, the present south line of said park to be extended to Spring road, the 
north Hne to include Shannon Spring and twenty-five feet north of the Spring House, 
built over the spring to Spring road, making a diagonal line from the northwest 
boundary line of Glen Mary Park to Spring road ; also two acres more or less on 
the hillside on the opposite side of Spring road, that I own, adjoining the Amory 
estates. I donate these parcels of land with the same restrictions as to care of trees 
and land that I made in the deed of gift of Glen Mary Park to this Village Improve- 
ment Association a few years ago. This new gift of land adjoining and opposite on 
the hillside will enlarge Glen Mary Park to about four acres, more or less. I direct 
my executors to execute all such papers as they may think necessary and proper to 
carry this bequest into effect according to my intentions as above expressed." 

Then follow several additional public bequests. They are contained in clause 
fifty : " To the following corporations, in said Boston, viz.: the Massachusetts 
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, the Massachusetts Societv for the 
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the Women's Educational and Industrial Union, 
the New England Moral Reform Society, the Moral Education Association, and the 
New England Women's Suffrage Association I give and bequeath the sum of ;^2000 
each ; and to the American Puritv Alliance Association in New York citv I give 
and bequeath a like sum of $2000." 

The testatrix further stipulates that " all bequests to corporations or societies 
may be paid to the officer, who shall be acting as treasurer thereof, respectively, and 
no such bequest shall fail by reason of misnomer, provided my executors can in their 
opinion determine the beneficiary intended by me." 

The executors appointed are Francis Murdock, Francis A. Dewson and Edward 
H. Mason all of Newton. Additional executors, who are to establish trusts, are 
named in the persons of Hon. William P. Ellison, Frank A. Day, Winfield S. 
Slocum, and William T. Bacon, all of Newton, and Frank M. Forbush of Natick, 
to serve alternately in the order named. The document was witnessed by B. 
Franklin Bacon, Charles F. Bacon and Edward L. Bacon. An inventory, filed with 
the will, shows the existence of $400,000 in personal estate and jS200,ooo in real 
estate. 

393. Oliver Noble, b. June 28, 1R41 : d. July 31, 1844. 

394. Emma, b. November 7, 1842; d. February 2, 1847. 



395. ELIZABETH PERKINS SHANNON^ [i66], 
(Thomas Westbrooke Waldron^, Thomas+, Cutts^, Nathaniel^, 
Nathaniel'], daughter of Col. Thomas Westbrooke Waldron and 



SIXTH GENERATION 

Eliza (Perkins) Shannon, was born in Saco, Me., August 23 1813 
She married, October 14, 1839, Benjamin Shreve, who was born 
February 17, i 813, in Salem, Mass., the son of Isaac and Hannah 




BENJAMIN AND ELIZABETH PERKINS (SHANNON) SHREVE. 



Very Shreve. He was a jeweler and importer of precious stones. 
Resided at Salem, Mass., where she died December 13, 1874. 

The following obituary was published on the day of her 
decease : 

Died, Mrs. Elizabeth P. Shreve, wife of Benjamin Shreve and 
daughter of the late Col. Thomas W. W. Shannon of Saco, Maine 

Seldom has a circle of friends been called so suddenly and sin- 
cerely to mourn as upon the death of the late Mrs. Shreve A 
brief illness of three days terminated a life unexceptional in its 
uprightness. Tender in her domestic relations, beloved in her 
social sphere, strong in her religious faith, she passed from earth, 
and the influence of her life can only be reckoned in eternity 

In the best sense of the word, her life was a quiet one but 
marked by those little nameless unremembered acts of kindness 
and of love. 



3o8 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

Early in life she became a member of the Episcopal Church, 
and its beautiful service was her delight ; for many years she was a 
devoted and active teacher in the sunday schools, and was always 
foremost in deeds of charity and unselfish thought for others. The 
example of her blameless life remains a witness to her Master's 
words : " Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God." 

Child of Benjamin and Elizabeth Shreve : 
396. Octavius, b. June 4, 1841 ; m. July 28, 1864, Sarah Cox 
Daland, of Salem, Mass. 
Children of Octavius and Sarah Shreve : 

i. Genevieve, b. in Edinburgh, Scotland, August 31, 

1868. 
ii. Benjamin, b. in Salem, Mass., March 10, 1871. 
iii. Mary, b. in Topsfield, Mass., September 27, 1873. 




ENOCH AND PHEBE WESTBROOKE WALDRON (SHANNON) PAINE. 

397. PHEBE WESTBROOKE WALDRON SHAN- 
NON^ [167], (Thomas Westbrooke Waldron5, Thomas'^, CLitts-\ 
NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of Col. Thomas Westbrooke 
Waldron and Eliza (Perkins) Shannon, was born in Kennebunk- 



time : 



SIXTH GENERATION ^^^ 

port, Me.. March i6. 1815. She married, February 19, 18.6 
Enoch Fame, of Fortland, Me., where they resided for twenty 
years,— afterwards hving in Cleveland, Ohio, and then in Salem 
Mass., and hnally establishing themselves permanently in Boston' 
Mass., where they both died. 

Mr. Paine was a custom-house officer for many years at 
Fortland, Me., and Boston, Mass., and died February ii, 1884 
aged 83 years. 

The following notice of his decease was published at the 

K,!^''\'" Boston Monday, February nth, 1884, Enoch Paine, 
Esq., whose death has been previously mentioned. He died a 
his residence of pneumonia at the advanced age of eighty-three 
years and ten months. His remains were taken to Saco for inter- 
ment. 

PonlanJM'-""' ;°'-"^.^'-'yo"e of the leading business men of 
l^ortland Mame Durmg the Eastern land speculadon he became 
very wealthy and was one of the richest men in the State, buUn 
he pan.c of 1857 he lost heavily. H,s father, a most noted and 
remarkable man was Mr. Josiah Paine, also of Portland, and was 
the hrst United States mail contractor in the State of Maine He 

bv Mr Enoch'? ""'' u' "^'"'^ "";''^' "'^^" ^' ^'^ --^^ded 
hy Mr. Enoch Paine, who continued to hold them undl the com- 
pletion of the P. S. & P. Railroad in .843, when he accepted a 
position in the Portland office of the Road accepted a 

While holding the United States mail contracts, he also became 
agent of the Portland & Portsmouth Stage Company 

In 1857 he was engaged in business in Cleveland, Ohio, and for 
the past seventeen years he had resided in Boston, where he held 
an office in the custom-house for many years. He was a man 
of strong mind and wonderful memory, U'ich was perfectly cTear 
to the hour of his death. ^ 

His graphic descriptions and recollecdons of the early days of 
the oW stage routes were full of interest, both historical and local. 

Dart thaTf "h h'' ' "'u ^"' f'"i""" 1?°" ''""§ "^^ ^°«k the active 
tation '" ''^^ "^'^^ of passenger and mail transpor- 

He was twice married ; first, in i 832, to Miss Hale, of Neburv- 

T W wTh° " ''7c° '""^r' '^■'"' ^'' ' ^^"ghter of Col. 
1. W. W. Shannon, of Saco, Me. Mr. Paine was known every- 



<io I'lll' SHANNON I'AMII.Y 

wliciT for his striling iiilcgiily ami ii|)iiy;hliu-ss ot ili-aling. lie was 
most cii'fply ics|)i*clcii l)y all who knew him, and leaves many 
iclativfs and liiriids to iiiouiii his loss. 

Mrs. raiiu- dii-ii Novciidicr 17, 1901. 'I'lu- lollowiiig 
iUi'oimt ol luT lite and i liarai Icr is lioin the |)iii ol licr j^iltc-d 
daiiglitcr, Mrs. j'.lcaiioi' \'aii};lian Tiills, to \\ lioin \vc arc- inilrhtcd 
lor ollici' similar lonlriUiil ions a|)|)cai inj; clsrw Ikti- in tliis c()n\ 
pilation : 

l( is alniosl impossihic- lo speak adnpiali'ly ot the ihaiailcr ot 
Mrs. I'aine, who, iVoiu lu-r own |)tTsoiiality, ladiatcil siuh elements 
of Ntrength and heauly in her liaily living that she hlest every life 
that came into her presence. 

Devotional in s|iirit ; unseKish and loving in heail; just and 
generous in mini! ; untiring in conscientious tuKilment of duty, she 
coiulucted material allairs with unerring wisihnn and judgment. 
I ler checiiuliu-ss and |)atience under most adverse conditions was 
an inspiration. It was not meek resignation, hut a deeper, hraver 
si)irit that met and coinpiereil opposition. 

Strong in intellectual powers, with marvellous memory ami keen 
est perceptive faculties, she each day aikled its cpiota ot knowledge 
(Voni the husy world ot people and events. She was indeed richly 
endoweil with every heautilul (piality in heart, mind and j)erson. 
Stately imd digi\i(ied, graceful in manner, her voice ami smile 
expresscil the hospitality of a heart that made her home a haven 
for the many who shared its sunshine. 

I ler hrave spirit hegun ami emleil its long pilgrimage on earth 
with implicit faith in l)ivine purjxjse ; ami lier hope ami courage 
carrieii her through to the last day, unshaken hy trials, umiaunted 
hy reverses, unfailing in every emergency, a triend to all; heloved, 
ffvered, ami nevef to he ri'idaced nof loigotten.- I'.. V. T. 

children oi' J'.niH ii ami I'lulu- Tainc, all (d" whom were 
lunii in I'oitlaiul, Me.: 

{<;S. I'' lances I'.li/alieth, h. August 1, !«{<;; d. May 1:, 1902. 
It is fitting that in this record a tew words of especial 
notice shoulii he given iMances I'.li/.aheth I'aine. 

With earnestness she entered into every vital tpiestion 
of the day. Whatever at^'ected the comlition ot the 
people, as nations or as individuals, she studied laithlully 



six'ui (;knkrai ION ^,, 

to undcrstanc], and c-ruleavorcd to arouse in otlicrs a sense 
of conscientious rcs|)onsil)ility in all puWit affairs. She 
was the first wciirian in Massachusetts to cast a vote for 
the election of the School Hoard, going in the early 
morning to the polls with her father, who was then j)ast 
eighty, hut strong and vigorous. She helieved that in 
education alone rested the moral safety of the country. 
She was hy natural and inherited tendencies an earnest 
student, and a great lover of hooks and study; her keen 
intellectual |)owers were also marked with fine conver^ 
sational gifts. Oualified in every way to have made for 
herself a lon^' and hrilliant career, she early resigned all per 
sonal amhitions and accepted with uncom|)laining regret 
the fulhlment of duties uncongenial to her thoughts and 
desires, hut unavoidahle from disheartening reverses in 
the family. She hravely concealed her disapj)oinrments 
and always gave to others the hrightest of hope and the' 
strength of courage. She was the unfailing champion of 
the helpless and weak,— especially neglected children and 
ahused animals. It is good to he remcmhered as she is 
to-day, as one who was faithful to every duty, loyal to 
every friend, and loving, devoted and unselfish in her 
home, where, to the last days of her life, she thought of 
others rather than of her own welfare. 

I.ike her sister Alice, she had an unusual practical 
ahility, a splendid husiness mind, keen and discriminating 
with inventive talents, which resulted in her having heen 
granted several patents of household use and value. 

Her life was strong and heautiful ; j;iarked with fidelity 
to the highest standards. — K. V. 'I . 

.399- ^arah Hale, h. August 15, tH^i- d. I-ehruary, 1843. 

400. Alice Ilsley, h. March i i, 1^44; d. January 26, 1902. 

Alice Ilsley Paine united in her character the hest and 
strongest elements of Puritans and patriots. Unselfish 
and self-sacrificing, to her own hurt oftentimes, she won 
for herself friends who turned to her for help in all their 
darkest hours, and never found her love, or sympathy, 
or her resources fail them. Men and women, children' 
and suffering, neglected animals, found in her tender 
heart relief and gentle care. Brave, forceful, and with 
unequalled energy, she won for herself a reputation which 
was stainless ; an<l while she cheered and comforted many 



312 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

in her own heart lived ever the unforgotten tragedy of 
her early lite, which was the death by drowning ot Capt. 
Lemual A. Cole, of Boston, to whom she was to have 
been married in a few weeks. This grief changed her 
entire life ; but no complaint was made, and she died as 
she had lived, a heroine, forgetful of herselt while she 
remembered others. — E. V. T. 

401. David Shannon, b. February 2, 1846; d. December 22, 

1861. 

402. Eleanor Vaughan, b. September 9, 1848; m. January 23, 

1 871, Otis Tufts, of Boston, Mass., who died in that 
city September 29, 1885. 

The following obituary was published by the Associa- 
tion of which he was a respected member : 

" Otis Tufts was a Boston boy, his father, Otis Tufts, 
the well-known inventor and elevator manufacturer, 
having been a member of this Association for nearly 
forty years. He was born in 1839, ^"*^ '^^'^ '^^^Y ^^^ 
always been his home. Possessing rare inventive and 
mechanical ability he became associated with his father in 
the elevator business, and continued it after the death ot 
the latter, until compelled by prolonged illness to relin- 
quish it. He suffered very much from impaired health, 
being contined to his room for some years. He was a 
man of a very sensitive and retiring disposition, possessed 
faculties attuned in accord with the purest and best 
instincts of human nature. He was endowed with 
unusual intellectual and musical gifts, and by his gentle- 
ness and simple, true-hearted manliness made for him- 
self a place in the affections of his intimate friends which 
will ever remain a treasure of memory. In all questions 
of the day he took the keenest interest, whether in mat- 
ters of science, art, or politics, and believed that every 
man owed his country an honest debt, that only a sound 
understanding of its laws could repay. In the struggles 
which it was his fate to encounter he displayed a forti- 
tude and heroism that paralleled the feats on many a field 
of battle. He was always thoughtful of others, patient 
and unselfish to the last, and has left behind him the 
unspotted record of a manly, virtuous life ; and the 
certainty that no one can fill his place in the hearts of 



SIXTH GENERATION 313 

those who knew and prized him for his individual worth, 
is his best epitaph. He joined our Association as an 
elevator manufacturer in 1875. ^^ died on the 29th of 
September, 1885, at the age of forty-six years, leaving a 
widow." 
403. Isabelle, b. November 9, 1854. 



404. GEORGE WASHINGTON SHANNON^ [168], 
(Thomas Westbrooke Waldron^, Thomas+, Cutts^, NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), son of Col. Thomas Westbrooke Waldron and Eliza 




GEORGE WASHINGTON SHANNON. 



(Perkins) Shannon, was born in Kennebunkport, Me., October 
10, I 8 16. He was educated at Thornton Academy, Saco, Me., 
and entered the mercantile business. He married, July 13, 1852, 
Elizabeth Littletield, of Saco, Me. 



3 '4 



THK SHANNON FAMIF.Y 



Mr. Shannon resided for some time in Philadelphia, Pa., 
and died at Dorchester, Mass., Novemher 27, 1881. 




Child of George Washington and Klizabeth : 
405. Orlando Perkins, b. May 16, 1H5J; d. April, 1896. 




ORLANDO PERKINS SHANNON. 



406. HORATIO NELSON SHANNON^ [169J, 
(Thomas Westbrooke Waldron', Thomas+, Cutts-^ NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), son of Col. Thomas Westbrooke Waldron and Eliza 
(Perkins) Shannon, was born in Kennebunkport, Me., July 13, 
I 81 8, and educated at Thornton Academy, Saco, Me. He mar- 
ried, October 26, 1858, Sarah Lyon Hawes, of Boston, Mass., who 



SIXTH GENERATION 3,5 

was born in May, 1836, the daughter of Gustavus W. and Sarah 
Lyon Hawes. Mr. Shannon was engaged in the mercantile busi- 
ness at New '^'ork City, where died July 15, 1870. 




HORATIO NELSON SHANNON 



His widow married, June 24, ,874, John fieuvelman, a 
well known architect and contractor, now retired from business 

Mr. and Mrs. Heuvelman reside at 49 West nrd street 
New York City. 

Children of Horatio Nelson and Sarah : 

407. Lilias Lyon [659], b. July 25, 1859. 

408. Edith Horatia [662], b. August 8, i860.' 

409. Sophie Eugenia, b. May 12, 1862; d. February 26, 1864. 

410. THOMAS VVESTBROOKE SHANNON^ [172I 
(Thomas Westbrooke Waldron^, Thomas4, Cutts3, NathanieP 
Nathaniel' ,, son of Col. Thomas Westbrooke Waldron and Eliza' 
(Perkinsj Shannon, was born in Kennebunkport, Me., April 17, 



3i6 THK SHANNON FAMII.Y 

1825, and educated at Thornton Academy, Saco, Me. He mar- 
ried, December 21, 1864, Georgianna Hegeman, of New York 
City, tlie daugliter of Peter A. and Laura N. Hegeman. Mr. 
Shannon was a dry goods commission merchant. He died in 
New York City July 13, 1883. 




THOMAS WESTBROOKE SHANNON. 



The following obituary, embracing some account ot his 
business career, was published in the papers of Maine and New 
York at the time of his decease : 

The many friends of Thomas W. Shannon in this vicinity will 
be pained to learn of his death which occurred at his residence in 
New York on Friday last. He was formerly a well known dry 
goods and crockery ware dealer in Saco, where he had many rela- 
tives and friends. We copy the following from the New York 
Times of last Sunday. 



SIXTH (JKNKRATION 3,^ 

Thomas W Shannon, Vice President of the Leadville Consoli- 
dated Mining Company, died at his residence, No. 10 East Fortv- 
second street, on Friday, of heart disease. He had been ill from 
kidney and lung troubles for three weeks, but was in a fair way of 
recovery when the heart complication arose. He leaves a widow 
and one daughter, 15 years old. Funeral services will be held at 
his late residence at 2 o'clock to-morrow afternoon, and the inter- 
ment will be at Greenwood. Mr. Shannon was born in Kenne- 
bunkport, Me., in ,825, and when a young man removed to 
Boston and became a member of the firm of Dale Brothers & Co 
wholesale dealers in woolens and flannels. In . 860 he came to this 
city as representative of the firm and established a branch house at 

hrn;h ^^° M '".V • ^r" '^' "^'"'^ °^ '^"^ ^^° ^'dest of the Dale 
brothers, Mr. Shannon became the senior partner in the firm and 
the business was continued until about four years ago, when i was 
wound up. Since then Mr. Shannon had 'done little except to 

dated Mining Company. He had been identified with the Chicago 
and hastern Illinois Railroad since 1875, and resigned the Vice 
Presidency of that company in ,88,. At the time of his death he 
was a I^Tector of the company and a member of the Finance Com- 
mittee. Mr Shannon was a member of the Chamber of Commerce 
and belonged to the Union League Club until ,866, when he was 
married to Miss Hegeman, daughter of the late Peter A He^e! 
man, and he then deserted his club for his family fireside He 
was a very popu ar business man, and leaves a large circle of friends 
to regret his sudden death. 

Child of Thomas Westbrooke and CJeorgianna : 
411. Laura Hegeman, b. May 29, ,867, in New York City. 



412. FREDERICK HENRY SHANNON^ |iS6| 
(Tho,i.as5, Natha,iieI4, Cutts-^ NathanieP, Natha,iiel' ), son of 
f)r. rhomas and Margaret Vaughan (Moses) Shannon, was horn 
HI P.ttsfield, N. H., December 29, ,81,. He married Mary 
MoLiIton, who was born May ,6, ,8,5, the daughter of Nathan 



3'8 



Till'; SHANNON hAMII.'*' 



S. ;iiul Sariili VVcUtT Moultoii. Kt-sidtd in (lu-lsra, Mass., where 
nIu- (lied DcccmluT i, \Hy(). lie died in i S96. 




tliild 1)1 I' "reilc-rii k llc-inv and Mary: 

(ij. Sarali Mar^an-t ; in. August S, 1S5K, William I Icin y 
Mathews, o( ^'arnioiitli, Mass. Me enlisteil in COni 
pany C", Thirtv (iHli Massailuisctts Volunteers, and dieii 
ot typhus tcver at I'alnioutli, \'a., I'ehruaiy 7, iH6j, in 
his twenty-ninth \iar. 
Child of William ami Sarah Mathews: 

i. Wiidield, I). lS^l ; d. l)eiend)er :i, |S«2. 



414. THOMAS RINIXJI', SHANNON'" |iSS|, 
('l"lu)inas'', Nathaniel', C'utts', Nathaniel', Natiianier), .si)n i»t" 
Dr. Thomas and Margaret \'aughan (Moses) Shannon, was horn 
in Pittslielil, N. H., I'ehrinirv :., iSi6. lie was a merehant 



SIXTH fiKNKRAllON ^K) 

and commercial agent. Mr. Sliannon married, March i, 1S41, 
Salome Nason, who was born June 2S, 1S15, the daugliter of 
Richard Nason, of Acton, Me. 'Ihey resided at Chelsea, Mass. 
lie died November ^, 1898. She died August 8, 1 H99. 




Children of Thomas Kindge and Salome: 

415. Helen Maria, b. January 5, 1X44; d. August 8, 1863, one 

week after her graduation from school. 

416. Frances I'Ji/a, b. April if), 1845. 

417. Margaret Vaughan, b. December 23, i^^lt 

418. Frederick, b. January 23, 1852; d. March 8, 1857. 

419. A child; d. in infancy. 

420. SAKAff RINDOK SHANNON'^ 1 190), (Thomas'", 
Nathaniel'^, Cutts', Nathanie]% Nathaniel'^, daughter of Dr. 
Thomas and Margaret Vaughan (Mosesj Shannon, was born ir) 
Pittsfield, ,N. II., June 29, 1820. She married, October 13, 



320 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

1839, Jonathan Choate, a farmer, who was born June 14, 18 16, 
the son of Bagley and Thankful Choate, of Sandwich, N. H. 
They resided at Sandwich until the decease of Mr. Choate, which 
occurred January 25, 1865. She died January 12, 1900. 




SARAH RINDGE (SHANNON) CHOATE. 



Children of Jonathan and Sarah Choate: 

421. Francis, b. May 14, 1840; d. May 28, 1840. 

422. Susan Frances, b. April 24, 1841; m. January 8, 1862, 

Edwin F. Brown, the son of Lyman and Lucy Brown, 
of Moultonboro, N. H. 
Children of Edwin and Susan Brown : 
i. Cora May, b. May 29, 1866. 

ii. Myra Lee, b. November 5, 1868. 

iii. Edith Belle, b. September 25, 1874. 

iv. Perne Wadleigh, b. December 11, 1879. 

423. Mary Eloisa, b. October 14, 1843 ; d. March 7, 1847. 



4-4. 

4^5- 

426. 

427- 



428. 



SIXTH GENERATION 

Jonathan Sewall, b. February .0, 1846. He enlisted in 
Company D, Eighteenth New Hampshire Infantry 
during the Civil War, and died at City Point Va ' 
October 28, 1864. ' ' ' 

Thomas Bagley, b. August ,3, 1848; m. February 07 
1873 Mary Webster Blackey, the daughter of Ira and 
Sarah Blackey, of Sandwich. 
Mary Isabelle, b. November t6, i8u ; d. August .7, 187^ 
Huldah Annie, b. September ,4, 1855; m. July 20, 1874,' 
l<rank G. Whiting, who was born March 13, 1854 the 
son of George and Ellen Whiting. 
Children of Frank and Huldah Whiting: 
i. Charles Elmer, b. October 30, 1875. 
ii. Louis Morrison, b. December 24, 1877- d 1878 
in. Hattie May, b. November 27, 1885. 
Fred Shannon, b. July 8, 1863. 




DR. NATHANIEL SHANNON. 



tha„,el4, Cu„s-., Nathaniel, Nathaniel',, son of Dr. Thon,as and 



322 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Margaret Vaughan (Moses) Shannon, was born in Pittsfield, N. H., 
August 28, 1822. He studied the profession of medicine and 
surgery ; was graduated from the Dartmouth Medical College, 
October, 1848, and married, June 13, 1849, his cousin, Lucy 
M. Cummings, who was born October 7, 1825, the daughter of 
William and Sarah (Moses) Cummings, of Cape Elizabeth, Me. 



Jt^oJ^^ jX 



Dr. Shannon practiced his profession at Loudon, N. H., and 
at Portland, Me., where he attained high rank as a skillful physi- 
cian. In 1885 he retired from practice and removed to South 
Boston, Mass., where he died May 8, 1891. His widow resides 
in Cambridge, Mass. 

It is to Dr. Nathaniel Shannon that we are chiefly indebted 
for the free use made in this compilation of a number of private 
papers left by his grandfather, Hon. Nathaniel Shannon, of Moul- 
tonboro, N. H., and which the family had carefully preserved 
during many years. Copies of some of these interesting papers 
have already been presented in facsimile.* 



* My brother, Dr. James H. Shannon, first met Dr. Nathaniel Shannon and 
paved the way to securing these papers. Examining the record made in my diary at 
the time I find that it was in September, 1883, that I called with my brother on our 
cousin at his home in Portland, and was kindly permitted to look over the papers 
and take away some 40 or 50 of them to be copied. 

I never met him afterwards, although we had some correspondence about the 
papers, for the safety and, preservation of which he was concerned. I was finally 
permitted to retain them in my possession until Mr. Hodgdon should complete his 
work, and I have them still in my possession, subject to the disposal which the 
children of Dr. Nathaniel Shannon may direct. 

The commissions I have had placed in neat oak frames, under glass, and would 
suggest that the most appropriate place — and probably the safest^for their preser- 
vation would be the New Hampshire State Library. — R. C. S. 



SIXTH GENERATION 



Children of Nathaniel and Lucy : 
430. William Cummings [664], b. May 8, 1851 
431- Thomas Rand [665], b. May 10, 1853. 
432. Edward Weston [667], b. May i, 1857 

433- Richard Cutts, b. Aug. 11, i860; d. May 19 186^ 

434- Nathaniel Vaughan [669], b. July 6, 1863. 



435 ADALINE MARGARET SHANNON^ Uoz] 
(Thomas^ Nathaniel Cutts3, Nathaniel, Nathaniel'), daughter 
of Dr. Thomas and Margaret Vaughan (Moses) Shannon, was 
born ,n Pntsheld, N. H., September 5, ,826. She married, July 
3, I 85 1, Joseph E. McKinstry, of Hyde Park, Vt., who was born 
December 14, 1826. They resided in Boston, Mass., and after- 
wards moved to Sumner, 111. 

Children of Joseph and Adeline McKinstry: 
436. Josephine, b. in Boston, July 9, 1852;' ni. November j. 
187^, Jacob B. Strickler, of Iroquois Co., III. ■ b March 
rl'-M ^'" /^ ^''^ November 14, ,879, aged 27 years. 
Children of Jacob and Josephine Strickler : 
i- Henry Elmer, b. August 10, 1873. 
ii. Joseph Richard, b. May 24, 1875. 
ni. Edna Josephine, b. January 5, 1877. 
iv. Arthur Leon, b. July 28, 1878. 
437- Fannie S., b. in Sumner, January 27, 1854; m J B 

Strickler; d. in 1892, leaving four children 
438. Charles S., b. in Sumner, December n, , 856 ; m. February 
S, 1879, Mary A. Johnson; b. November 2c i860 
Resides at Butte, Mont. 
439- Miriam St. Clair, b. in Sumner, January 21, 1859 

440. R'chard Y., b. in Sumner, May 8, ,86; ; m. Clara Shontz 

441. Joseph H., b. July 11, ,863; d. September, ,86. 

442. Mabel J., b. August 15, ,864. 
443- Maggie E., b. December 4, ,866. 



{24 I''"'- SHANNON I'AMII.Y 

444. CJKOIUil-; VAU(;IIAN SI I ANNON'' | i 9^ |, (Na- 
thaniel Vaughan'>, Nathaiiic-1'i, ('iitts\ Nathaniel', Nathanic-I'), 
son of Nathaniel Vaughan and Mclsc-y (Hrown) Slmnnon, was honi 
in Moultonhoro, N. II., Marih 16, 1S17. lie- inariic-d, April 
16, iH^4, Liiciiuia llornc, who was horn )nnc (}, 1^14, the 
daughter ol lohn Ilornc, ol Moultonhoro, N. II. lie dieil 
Marih 22, 1H91. She died April 2H, 1X99. 

Children of (ieorge Vaughan anil Luciiuia : 

.(.|<;. Ilarrict iOi/ahcrh ['^)7o], I). March 5, 1X55. 

44^. I'.dwiii Woodhury [674], I). May 20, 1H45. 

447. ( icorgiaiiiKi [^>7^], 1). January 1, 1S50. 

44H. I'lank |^Hi|, I). Si-pteinhi-r [], 1H57. 



449. ANN i'.Lr/AHh/i'l! SHANNON'' \\i}(>\, (Nathan- 
iel Vaughan'', Nathaniel', Cutts', Nathaniel', Nathaniel'), daugh- 
ter oi Nathaniel Vaughan and Hetsey (lirown) Shannon, was horn 
in IVloult(ud>oro, N. II., )uly 11, 1H20. She married, Septeni- 
her 29, iS4(;, VVilliuin Ariu)ld Sanhorn, who was lu)rn April .zH, 
1H13, in I'lpsoni, N. H. He was a dentist hy profession. 

'they resided at Haverhill and IVIedloril, Mass.; ami after- 
wards in Dorchester District, Moston. 

Mrs. Sanhorn died Deceinher 1 q, 1 S96. Mr. Sanhorn died 
May 17, 1S97. 

Children of William and Ann Sanhorn : 
450. Arthur Haniiitoii, !>. June 21, 1H55, in Haverhill, Mass.; 
m. August i'2, iHy6, at Indianapolis, Ind., Mrs. Julia S. 
Stevens. He is a civil engineer hy profession ; and is 
connected with the Bureau of I'.nginecring, Department of 
I'uhlic Works, San Francisco, C'al. 
4<;i- lielen May Shannon, h. May 17, iK6_j, in Medforil, Mass. 
She is a teacher of physical culture at the State Normal 
.School, OneorUa, New ^'o|•k, 



SIXTH r;KNKRA rir)N 325 

452. jOifN LANGDON SHANNON^ [197I, (Nathan- 
id Vaughan5, Nathanid4, Cutts^, Nathanid^ Nathaniel' 1 son of 
Nathaniel Vaughan and lietsey (Hrown; Shannon, was born in 
Moultonboro, N. U., May 9, ,823. He married, in San Fran- 
cisco, Cal., July 13. i856, Lydia Chipinan, and died November 
12, 1877, at Walnut Creek, Contra Costa Co., Cal. 
Children of John Langdon and Lydia: 
45.J- ^^eorge Walter, b. September 27, ,85,^; d. November c 
1859. 

454- fieorge Kdwin, b. October 15, ,862; d. March 17, ,86j 

455- Kate Brown, b. March 8, 1864; m. October 10, 1883, in 

Portland, Ore., J- rank j. Buckwaltcr. 
Children of Frank and Kate Huckwalter : 
i. Kdwin Francis, b. .NTovember 22, 1890, 
ii. (Gladys Minnie, b. November 12, 1896. 
45^^- Walter Vaughan, b. iJecember 22, 1866; m. first. May 6, 
1887, in Portland, Ore., Ida Mondy, who died in May,' 
1891; m. second, 1892, in California, Jennie Young' 
She died in 1895; m- third, 1896, in Seattle, Wash. 
J.ulu Reynolds. ' 

Child of Walter and Jda : 

i. Lydia, b. February 17, 1888. 
Child of Walter and Jennie : 
ii. Pearl, b. 1893. 
457. Lucy Ellen, b. October 26, ,87, ; m. October ,2, ,892 
m Portland, Ore., Fredrick J. McMonies. 
Children of Fredrick and Lucy McMonies. 
i. Arline Louise, b. October 10, 1894'. 
ii. Claudine Alberta, b. February 12, 1897. 



326 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

458. EDWIN SHANNON^ [198], (Nathaniel Vaughan?, 
Nathaniel+, Cutts^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of Nathaniel 
Vaughan and Betsey (Brown) Shannon, was born in Moulton- 
horo, N. H., May 19, 1827. He was twice married; first. May 
21, 1854, to Matilda Wentworth, who was born May 30, 1835. 
She died at Great Falls, N. H., March 21, 1858, aged 22 years. 
Two children were born to them (twins); both died in infancy. 
He married, second, February 27, 1876, in Portland, Ore., 
Emerette Dunham, a widow of that city. She was born at 
Woodstock, 111., in 1850, and died in Portland, Ore., July 6, 
1883. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 



327 



SEVENTH GENERATION 

459. MARY ANN SHANNON7 [201], (Nathaniel^ 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
daughter of Nathaniel and Polly (Gorman) Shannon, was born 
in Gilmanton, N. H., about the year 18 10. She married at 
Wolfe Island, Canada, John Browne, of that place. Both are 
deceased. 

Children of John and Mary Browne : 

460. Daniel ; d. without issue. 

461. Eliza; m. John Ryan. 

462. JuJia ; m. Henry Sluman. She died. 

463. James; m. Catherine Bulger. 

464. Sarah ; m. James Walker. 

465. Nathaniel ; m. Margaret Boyd. He died. 

466. Mary; m. a Mr. McRae. She died. 

467. Peter; m. twice. 

468. Jane ; m. James Wing. 

469. John. 



470. LOUISA SHANNON7 [203], (Nathaniel^ Nathan- 
iel5, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter 
ot Nathaniel and Polly (Gorman) Shannon, was born in Gilman- 
ton, N. H., about the year 181 2. She married Thomas Home, 
of Ontario, Canada. Both are deceased. 

Children ot Thomas and Louisa Home : 

471. Elizabeth; m. Samuel Hitchcock. In 1890 they were 

residing at South Buxton, Ontario, Canada. 

472. Henrietta; m. John Muchain. 

473. Thomas D.; m. Angelina Spinning. He was drowned in 

crossing from Cape Vincent to Wolfe Island in Novem- 
ber, 1884. 



328 llll'; SHANNON FAMII-Y 

474. George; in. Aincrihi liunctr. In 1890 they were residing 

near Utica, Mich. 

475. Nathaniel; m. Louisa Merrill; he died in 1885. In 1890 

the family were residing in Kansas City, Mo. 

476. Louisa; ni. I'.dward Smith. 1 11 1 890 they were residing at 

Wolfe Island. 

477. I'anny; m. David Ciihson. In 1890 they were residing at 

Cape Vincent, Ontario. 

478. William; m. Mary Ann (iillispie. In 1890 they were re- 

siding at Wolfe Island. 

479. Kohert ; m. I*'rances Spinning. lie was killed by being 

thrown from his horse. In 1890 the family were resid- 
ing at Wolfe Islatui. 



480. NATHANIia. SHANNON^ |204|, (Nathaniel^ 
Natliaiiicl'', Nathaniel'', Nathaniel^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son 
of Nathaniel and i'olly ((iornian) Shannon, was horn in (iihnan- 
ton, N. IL, May 29, 1H16, and was a farmer hy occupation. 
lie removed with his father to Wolfe Island, Canada. In 1H38 
he married Rosina Arnolii, ol'Three Mile Hay, N. Y., and settled 
in [Mover Portage, Wis. lie died Octoher 2[), 1S7S. She died 
ahoiit 1899. 

Children of Nathaniel and Rosina : 

481. Nathaniel [f)84], b. September 18, 1840. 

482. Mary [691], b. June 26, 1842. 
48,^ Leroy [702], b. March 4, 1844. 

484. Norman [70], b. April 1 j, 1846. 

485. Sarah [72,5], b. March 21, 1849. 

486. flaniey [729], b. May 22, 1851. 

487. Olive [738], b. April 8, l85.^ 

488. (ileorge, b. September 11, 1859. 

489. Koilolph, b. Keb. 10, 1862; died about 1899. 

490. L.lmer, b. September 12, 1867; m. December 15, 1889, 

KImina Norton. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 

N ,.*' H -N^T ^"AN^'ON^ [ao5], (Nathaniel', Nathaniel' 

ielaJp ; T"'"' • l"""'"'-''' ^"''^"'='''- -" °f Nathan: 
.el and Polly (Gorman) Shannon, was born in Gilmanton, N H 

November, 3, ,8.3; a firmer; married a. Wolfe Island, Canada' 
wiTh- r?' T :™ '""'" ''"°''" '3- "8^8. Removed 
March"":, ".T;^" '''''""'''' - "-- P--S=. Wis. He died 

Children of John and Harriet : 
+9-- OJive Marie [747], b. February 12, 1846 
""^^ w"m^ \^- ^°"^"^ber 15, 1846; d. May .4, ,848. 

494- Wdliam Franklin [750], b. July 2^, 1849 

495- George Washington, b. July .j, ,851; d. in Wisconsin 

June 20, 1852. 

496. Annie Lenora [760], b. November 15 ,8c. 

497- John Downer [764], b. May 4, ,855. ' 

49^- Emma Harriet, b. October n i^r-. a ■ ixr- 

T^ , v^ccooer 13, 185^; d. m Wisconsm, 

Uecember 13, 1859. 
499- Walter Scott [766], b. July 9, 1858. 

nJ'''/^^^''-^'''' shannon^ r.o6], (NathanieI^ 
NathamelS^^athanaeH, Nathan.eP, Nathaniel', Nathaniel') 
daughter of Nathaniel and Polly (Gorman) Shannon, was born 
Febr ,83, ,^ ^^^^^.^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ 

Abbott farmer, who was born August 8, 18 19. Resided at 
Wolfe Island, Canada. He died June 5, 1889. 
Children of James and Sarah Abbott: 

501. Jane, b. January 15, 1845; d. in childhood. 

502. W.lham Henry, b. April 29, 1847 ; n.. Hannah Washburn. 

503. George, b. November 12, ,848 ; m. Alice Jilkin 

504. Mary Am, b. January ,2, ,851 ; d. June 14, 1888. 

505. Samuel W.lson, b. April 7, 1852; m. Katy Kirkpatrick. 
Ohve Corneha, b. October ,2, ,853; m. James Smith. 

she died June 16, 1887. 
507- Sarah Marcella, b. February 7, 1857. 



330 IIIK SHANNON FAMILY 

508. Jiiiiics I lu-(j|>liilus, li. |;iim;uy ij, 1H5H; in. Liity lioltun. 

509. Siliis Sliamioii, I). M;iitli i.(, 1K61. 

510. Ann, I). May 17, i«^.i; m. Uiiliaul liolton. 

511. Calvin, I). Dccemhcr 4, iK^ji;. 

512. I'aiinic Minriva, li. A|)iil id, iH/o; 111. (ii-oigc Holtoii. 



5I.V IRA SHANNON' | ^(m;|. ((u-orgc-'', Nathaniel^ Na- 
lliaiiifl', Natliaiiicl ', Natliaiiicl', Nathaniel'), son of (icorge and 
Sally (Trhhi-ts) Shannon, was horn in (olinanton, N. H., Sep- 
Ifinhcr .'.7, iSoq. lie ic-sidnl lor scveial years in Dover, N. II., 
then scttlcii in (iihnanton. He was a iarnier hy oeeupation, and 
married, May 6, iS-^o, Sally Ross, who was horn March 7, 1 H i 2, 
ihe daughler ol I'liomas ami Sally Ross, ol (iilinanlon. She 
ilied Sepli-inhci :.t^, 1 SS6. lie died Noveiuher .^ ^, 1S93. 




IRA AND SALLY UIOSS) SHANNON 



C'hililieii ol Ira ami Sally : 

514. Iliram, l>. Jimc 10, iSj2; il. Ajiril 1 i, iSjj. 

515. I,i//.ic [771J, 1). April 8, 18(4. 

516. Charles Henry [77,?], h. July i<>, 18J7. 

517. Abigail Ross, U. I'Vluiiarv 14, i^^.i';; in. July 7, 1861, 

Cliiirles Albert Dockain, wlu) was l)i>rn July 25, 1833, 



SKVKN'IH (;KNKRA-| ION 



IV 



the son of Duvki and J.ouisa Doclcam, of Gilmanton 
Iron Works, N. H. They reside at Gilmanton Iron 
Works, N. H. 
5i«. (;eorgc Kdwin [779], h. June 1, 1842. 




HOMESTEAD OF IRA SHANNON, OIIMANTON IRON WORKS, N. H, 



519. STKPHKN SPIANNON^ fa.oj, (GJorge^ Nathan- 
iel', Nathaniel^ NathanieP, NathanieI^ Nathaniel'), son of 
CJeorge and Sally (Tehhets) ShanncMi, was born in C;ilmanton, 
N. If., May I, I 808. He was a farmer by occupation. Resided 
in C;ihnaiiton and Laconia, N. H. He married, December 26, 
1 83 J, Ann IVescott Chase, who was born February 15, 1808, 
the daughter of Capt. Oliver Chase, of Portsmouth, N. H. He 



332 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

died in Belmont, N. H., August 28, 1872. His widow died at 
Laconia, September 7, 1889. 




MEPHEN AND ANN PRESCOTT (CHASE) SHANNON. 

The following obituary was published in the Laconia, 
N. H., " Democrat : " 

The death a few days since at Laconia of Mrs. Ann Prescott 
(Chase) Shannon at the ripe age of 81 years, 7 months, recalls a 
most estimable lady and one who will be remembered by many of 
the oldest inhabitants in our city. 

She was born in Portsmouth on the Jacob Sheafe farm (near the 
present Hotel Wentworth), on February 15, 1808, her father being 
Capt. Oliver Chase, a well known hotel keeper in his day. She 
attended the town schools, and obtained for those times an excel- 
lent education, which combined with remarkable natural talent 
fitted her for any position in life. When seventeen years of age 
she united with the Congregational Church, Rev. Israel Putnam, 
pastor, and throughout her beautiful life was a devoted member of 
that denomination. 

On December 31, 1831, she was united in marriage to Stephen 
Shannon, a prominent resident of Gilmanton, and immediately 
moved to that town, in which, and Barnstead, they resided for 
many years. For eight consecutive seasons they managed the 
Gilmanton farm, and about 1862 took charge of the county farm 
of Belknap county, where they remained for seven years, giving 
great satisfaction. 

On leaving that responsible position Mr. Shannon purchased a 
fine farm on Ladd's Hill, but lived only sixteen months thereafter 



SKVENTH (JKNKRATION 333 

to enjoy the results of his labor. Mrs. Shannon soon disposed 
of the property, and with her daughter, Miss Fannie Shannon 
moved to Laconia, where they have since lived, at the residence of 
another daughter, Mrs. John G. Jewett. 

She was the youngest and last surviving member of a family of 
SIX, two sons and four daughters, and was buried by the side of her 
husband. She is survived by one son, Mr. Jonathan C. Shannon, 
and the two daughters above mentioned, all residents of Laconia.' 

Children of Stephen and Ann : 

520. Mary Ada, b. March 8, 1834; m. Rufus B. Tebbets, of 

Laconia, N. H., where she died, without issue, October 
27, 1884. 

521. Caroline Elizabeth [782], b. May j, 183-. 

522. Jonathan Coffin [786], b. November 29, 1842. 

523. Frances Ann, b. October 13, 1848. 



524. EPHRAIM SHANNON" [ai^j, (George^ Nathan- 
iel5, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of 
Cieorge and Sally (Tehbetsj Shannon, was born in Gilmanton, 
N. H., January 22, 1816. He married, January 8, 1837, Mary 
Ann Hurd, who was born May 8, 181 3. " They resided at Barn- 
stead, N. H. He died June i, 1894. She died July 8, ,901. 

Children of Ephraim and Mary: 

525. Lorain, b. October 5, 1838; never married; resides at 

Barnstead, N. H. 

526. Sarah Haley, b. April 30, 1841 ; m. February 14, 1861, 

Joseph Jay Burleigh, who was born October 19, 1831' 
the son of Samuel and Lydia Kennard Burleigh, of 
Tuftonboro, N. H. 
Children of Joseph and Sarah Burleigh : 

1. Abbie Elizabeth, b. September 9, 1862, in Tufton- 
boro; d. May 22, 1874. 
ii. Adella May, b. April 15, 1867, in Portland, Me. 
iii. Willie Clefford, b. June 3, 1872, in Deering, 



334 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Me.; m. March 20, 1894, Mina E. Wiggin, the 
daughter of Capt. Augustus and Martha Leavitt 
Wiggin, of Wolfboro, N. H. 
Child of Willie and Mina Burleigh : 
Mina E. Wiggin; d. May 12, 1901. 
iv. Carrie Lizzie, b. October 6, 1876, in Deering, Me.; 
m. September 9, 1891, John Ayers, who was 
born January 31, 1869, the son of John and 
Hannah Drew Ayers, of Ossipee, N. H. 

527. Nathaniel Hurd, b. October i, 1842; m. May 25, 1863, 

Mary Angeline Oilman, who was born September 16, 
1842, the daughter of Amasa Kelley and Mary Ann 
Oilman. They resided at Rochester, N. H., where 
he died October 25, 1889. 
Child of Nathaniel and Mary: 

i. Luvie Ellen, b. January 21, 1868; d. October 12, 
1868. 

They subsequently adopted John Walter Dow, of 
Wentworth, N. H., by the name of Ernest Linwood 
Shannon. He was born September 13, 1868, and died 
March 29, 1891. 

528. Elbridge Morrill [788], b. April 2, 1849. 

529. GEORGE LAMPER SH ANNON^ [2 1 4] , ( George^ 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel+, Nathaniel, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son 
of George and Sally (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in Gilmanton, 
N. H., June 29, 18 19. He married, November 12, 1840, 
Abigail Julina Potter, who was born March 18, 1819, the daugh- 
ter of Richard and Sarah (Drake) Potter, of Concord, N. H. 
Mrs. Shannon died May 25, 1898. Their residence was at 
Loudon, N. H. 

Children of George Lamper and Abigail : 

530. James Oliver, b. August 23, 1842; d. August 2, 1844. 

531. Mary Jane [792], b. December 7, 1844. 

532. Levi Morse [795], b. April 19, 1847. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 335 

533. Ezra Hutchins, b. December 10, 1849; "^- fi''^'^> June 21, 

I 883, Wilhimina Gunn, who was born September 7, i 853, 
in St. John, N. B., the daughter of Edward and Louisa 
Gunn. She died October 30, 1894. He married, 
second, October 25, 1896, Mary E. Hadley, who was 
born July 6, 1850, in Lexington, Mass., the daughter 
of Jonas and Mary Ann (Whitney) Hadley. 

534. Ezraetta Hutchins, b. December 10, 1849; d. February 

2, 1850. 

535. Clara Adaline, b. December i 5, i 856 ; m. August 16, 1874, 

John Wesley Hinds, the son of Olando and Eliza Ann 
(Lawrence) Hinds. They reside at Loudon, N. H. 

536. Abbie Grace [800], b. October 3, 1859. 



537. JAMES GATE SHANNON' [215J, (George^ Na- 
thaniel^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son 
of George and Sally (Tebbets) Shannon, was born in Gilman- 
ton, N. H., August 22, 1822. He married, February, 1849, 
Judith W. Batchelder. 

Children of James Gate and Judith: 

538. Frank Edgar [802], b. August 27, 1854. 

539. Edwin Howe [805], b. March 8, 1858. 

540. Mary Bell, b. March 6, 1870; d. February 15, 1888. 

541. Harry Webster, b. September 13, 1872 ; d. December i, 

1899. 



542. LORAIN TERRY SHANNON^ [231], (John 
Sherburne^, Nathaniel'', Nathaniel^, Nathaniel, NathanieP, Na- 
thaniel'), son of John Sherburne and Abigail (Rand) Shannon, 
was born in Gilmanton, N. H., in 181 8. 

He enlisted, October 6, 1862, in Gompany A, Fifteenth 
Regiment, New Hampshire \^olunteers; served in the Port 



336 



THE SHANNON FAMII-Y 



Hudson campaign in Louisiana, and was mustered out of the 
United States service with his regiment August 13, 1863. He 
died September 22, 1868, aged 50 years. 




LORAIN TERRY SHANNON. 



Mr. Shannon was twice married, tirst, December, 1838, at 
Albany, N. Y., to Sarah A. Chase, the daughter of David Chase, 
of Haverhill, Mass. She died in Gilmanton, N. H., January 14, 
i860, aged 44 years. He took for his second wife Elizabeth 
Hacking, who survived him. 

Children of Lorain Terry and Sarah : 
543. Adrianna; m. October 29, 1S57, Prof. Amos Hadley, who 
was horn May 14, 1825, and graduated from Dartmouth 
College in 1844. He read law, and settled for practice 
at Concord, N. H., in 1848, but devoted himself chiefly 
to teaching and editing the " State Capitol Reporter." 
He was a member of the New Hampshire Legislature 
from 185010 1852; Superintendent of Public Instruc- 
tion for several years, and in 1890 was secretary of the 
New Hampshire Historical Society. She died . 



SEVENTH GENERATION 337 

Children of Amos and Adrianna Hadley : 

i. Mabel C, b. May, 1859 ; d. July 24, 1869. 
ii. A daughter, b. September, 1864. 
iii. A daughter, b. September, 1864. 
iv. Arthur Harris, b. 1866; d. 1868. 

544. John Chase; m. and d. in Haverhill, Mass., without issue. 

545. Abbie Charlotte. 

Children ot Lorain Terry and Elizabeth : 

546. Alice, b. about 1863. 
A daughter ; deceased. 
A daughter ; deceased. 



547. ABIGAIL ANN ELIZABETH SHANNON" [232], 
(John Sherburne^ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), daughter of John Sherburne and Abigail (Rand) 
Shannon, was born in Gilmanton, N. H., March 29, 1821. She 
married, October 11, 1841, Joseph B. Durrell, who was born 
October 6, 1820, the son of Thomas Durrell. Resided at Gil- 
manton, N. H., where he was engaged in farming. She died 
May 17, 1864. He died February 24, 1896. 

Children of Joseph and Abigail Durrell : 

548. Mary Adaline, b. October 14, 1843; m. April 9, 1866, 

Horace Chase. She died October 5, 1867, without issue. 

549. Lorrain Joseph, b. June 20, 1847; m. first, in 1885, 

Emma Wadleigh ; m. second, Bessie, Batchelder, of 
Concord. He died January 18, 1901, without issue. 

550. Fisk Albion, b. April 15, 1850; m. June 17, 1871, Nellie 

Conner, of Laconia, N. H., where they reside. 

Child of Fisk and Nellie Durrell : 

i. Lena Grace, b. March 28, 1876; m. October 12, 
1898, George Smith Davis, b. October 15, 1871, 
the son of Charles Colby and Frances Marilla 
(Veasey) Davis, of Laconia, N. H. 



338 THK SHANNON FAMIf.Y 

551. Martha Christiana, b. October 7, 1852; m. November 26, 

1884, Charles L. Bowers, of Sanbornton, who died July 
28, 1901. 

552. Inez Jane, b. December 11, 1859; m. December, 1877, 

Charles J. Pomeroy, of Boston, Mass.; d. February 2, 
188.3. 

Children of Charles and Inez Pomeroy: 
i. Mabel, b. May 4, 1879. 
ii. Ethel, b. May 20, 1881. 



553. MARY MARCJARKT SHANNON' I23H], (Sam- 
uel'', Nathaniel', Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
daughter of Sanuicl and Mary Burnham (Caswell) Shannon, was 
horn April 24, 1H23. She was twice married; first, January 18, 
1847, to Ichahod Kelsey, of New Market, N. H., who died in 
June, 1848. She married, second, Novemher 26, 1856, Joseph 
Merrill Smith, of P'itchhurg, Mass., who was horn June 28, i 822, 
the son of Benjamin Merrill and Mehetable F. (Leighton) Smith, 
of Epping, N. H. Immediately after marriage they took up 
their residence in Concord, N. H. He died C)ctober 14, 1888. 
His widow resides in Norwood, Mass. 

Child of Ichahod and Mary Kelsey : 

554. Ida Ann, b. November 10, 1847; d. August 18, 1861. 
Children of Joseph and Mary Smith : 

555. Fannie Bell, b. May 21, 1861. In 1878 she graduated at 

Elmhurst, a private school in Concord; in 1880 at Prof 
Amos F^adley's private school ; and afterwards taught 
school in Concord. She married, December 19, 1888, 
Eugene Endicott Low, who was born June 9, 1861, the 
son of FVanklin and Julia Abbott (Munroe) Low, of 
Concord, N. H., and grandson of Gen. Joseph Low, the 
first mayor of the city of Concord. Mr. Low is in busi- 
ness in Boston and resides in West Somerville, Mass. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 339 

Child of Eugene and Fannie Low : 
i. Charles Endicott, b. June 15, 1895. 
556. Charles Edwin, b. October 25, 1864. In 1881 he gradu- 
ated at Prof. Amos Hadley's private school, and in 1882 
took a special course at the Concord High School. He 
married, May 6, 1891, Jessie Grace Sargent, who was 
born July 6, 1868, the daughter of George Jackman and 
Amanda (Bordman) Sargent, of Concord, N. H. She 
died May 14, 1897. Mr. Smith resides at Norwood, 
Mass. 

Children of Charles and Jessie Smith : 
i. Freda Margaret, b. July 17, 1892. 
ii. Bertha Lucy, b. January 4, 1894. 
iii. Kelsey, b. December 13, 1895. 
iv. Laurence, b. December 13, 1895 ; d. April 6, 1896. 
V. Jessie Sarah, b. May 11, 1897. 



557. WILLIAM NATHANIEL SHANNON^ [241J, 
(Samuel^', Nathaniel\ Nathaniel+, NathanieP, Nathaniel^, Na- 
thaniel'), son of Samuel and Mary Burnham (Caswell) Shannon, 
was born in Gilmanton, N. H., August 23, 1831. He was twice 
married; first, to Jane Kenniston, of Newmarket, N. H. About 
1859 Mr. Shannon went West and settled in Dodge County, 
Minn., where he engaged in farming. In i860 he married at 
Dodge Centre, Minn., Charlotte B. Gustin, who Was born near 
Montreal, Can., November, 1843, the daughter of Levi and 
Alvira Gustin, of Algona, Kossuth Co., Iowa. He died at 
Centre Chain Lake, Minn., in December, 1865. She died at 
Homer, Iowa, October 7, 1878. 

Children of William Nathaniel and Jane : 

558. Edwin Sylvester [809], b. November 8, 1S51. 

559. Daniel Webster [819], b. April 25, 1853. 



340 THE SHANNON FAMILY. 

Children of William Nathaniel and Charlotte : 

560. William Marsellus [821], b. October 14, 1861. 

561. Infant daughter, b. 1863 ; d. in a short time unnamed. 

562. Elmer Levi Holden, b. November 18, 1865, in Dodge Co., 

Minn. Educated in the public schools of Iowa Falls 
and State Centre, Iowa. Residence, Cody, Cherry Co., 
Neb. 



563. CHARLES WILLIAM SHANNON7 [265], (Wil- 
liam^, John5, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
son of William and Maria Marsh (Cate) Shannon, was born in 
Portsmouth, N. H., January 11, 1838. He was a ship-carpen- 
ter, and married, June 10, i860, Julia Abigail Whitehouse, who 
was born August 15, 1842, the daughter of Ebenezer and Abigail 
Stuart Whitehouse, of Portsmouth, N. H. 

Mr. Shannon served in the Union Army during the Civil 
War, enlisting August 6, 1862, as a private of Company B, 
Thirty-fifth Regiment, Massachusetts Infantry ; was severely 
wounded near North Anna River, Va., May 24, 1864, while his 
regiment, deployed as skirmishers, was advancing upon the Con- 
federate lines. In 1865 he was honorably discharged from the 
military service; and in consequence ot disability incurred in line 
of duty his name is borne on the pension roll ot the LInited States. 

He was for several years Assistant Marshal ot the Police 
Department of the city of Portsmouth, N. H., where the family 
resided at the time of Mrs. Shannon's death in 1893. 

Children of Charles William and Julia : 

564. Flora May [831], b. May 4, 1 861. 

565. Caspar Grant [834], b. November 15, 1862. 

566. Virginia Violet [839], b. April 4, 1865. 

567. Guy Stuart [844], b. January 26, 1867. 

568. Lydia Abigail [848], b. February 6, 1869. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 



341 



569. ANN MARIA SHANNON^ [266], (William^ 
John5, Nathaniel^ NathanieP, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daugh- 
ter of Wilham and Maria Marsh (Gate) Shannon, was born in 
Portsmouth, N. H., September 6, 1839. She married Levi 
Woodbury Lord, a machinist, who was born April i 1877 at 
South Berwick, Me. ' 

Mr. Lord was appointed, January 20, 1864, Acting Third 
Assistant Engineer, U. S. N.; served on the U. S. S. Grand Gulf 
durmg the Wilmington, N. C, blockade; was under the com- 
mand ot Lieut. William B. Gushing m the torpedo service on the 
North Garolma coast, which resulted in the destruction of the 
Rebel ram Albemarle; was present at the capture of Plymouth 
N. G., by the United States naval forces ; subsequently transferred 
to the U. S. S. Otsego, and was on board that vessel when she was 
blown to pieces by a Rebel torpedo. He was honorably dis- 
charged from the naval service August 6, 1865, at the termina- 
tion ot the war. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H. 
Ghildren of Levi and Ann Lord : 

570. Emma Aurelia, b. August 31, 1857 ; m. Calvin Stanwood, 

of Lynn, Mass. 
571- Anne Maria, b. December n, 1859 ; m. Sidney H. Winn 
of Portsmouth, N. H. She died April 24, 1890. 
Children of Sidney and Anne Winn : 
i. Myrtie O., b. July, 1886. 
ii. Eva v., b. March, 1888. 
iii. Anne M., b. April 16, 1890. 

572. Lizzie Estelle, b. September 18, 1861 ; d. April 186- 

573. Nellie S., b. October 25, 1863; m. George' Davis, of 

Portsmouth. 

Children of George and Nellie Davis: 
i. Grace E., b. July, 1894. 
ii. Guy A., b. April, 1897. 

Lost several children in infancy. 



342 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

574. Bertha May, b. September 12, 1866; m. September 17, 

1886, George E. Gove, of Portsmouth. 
Children of George and Bertha Gove : 
i. Gertrude M., b. July 19, 1888. 
ii. Sarah Y., b. October 31, 1892. 
iii. George R., b. April 4, 1896. 
iv. Oscar E., b. February 5, 1898. 
Lost several children in infancy. 

575. Sarah Jane, b. May 7, 1869; m. May 30, 1888, Charles 

Cammett. 

Children of Charles and Sarah Cammett: 
i. Levi W., b. December 11, 1889. 
ii. Ida M., b. December 16, 1891. 
iii. Elsie L., b. June 24, 1900. 

Lost several children in infincy. 

576. Moses, July 5, 1875. 

577. Levi Woodbury, b. December 29, 1876; m. in October, 

1896, Belle Louise White. 



578. SARAH JANE SHANNON^ [267], (William^ 
John', Nathaniel^, Nathaniel, Nathaniel^ Nathaniel'), daugh- 
ter of William and Maria Marsh (Cate) Shannon, was born in 
Rye, N. H., July 9, 1843. vShe married. May 17, 1883, Charles 
Edwin P'ernald, who was horn May 24, 1839, the son of William 
Dennett and Mehitable Fernald, of Portsmouth, N. H. Mr. 
Eernald died June 10, 1898. 

Child of Charles and Sarah Fernald : 
579. Albert Shannon, b. November 6, 1884. 

580. JAMES FRANK SHANNON^ [269], (William^ 
John', Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel^ Nathaniel'), son of 
William and Maria Marsh (Cate) Shannon, was born in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., December 2, 1847. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 343 

He was an officer on the police force of the city of Ports- 
mouth for several years preceding 1884. He married Malvina 
Foster, who was born March 4, 1 849, the daughter of Robert 
and Elizabeth Foster, of Portsmouth, N. H. 

Children of James Frank and Malvina : 

581. James Frank, b. February 18, 1867; d. September 4, 1887. 

582. Ella Gertrude, b. December 13, 1868. 



583. JOHN WESLEY SHANNON^ [270J, (William^ 
John5, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel'), son of 
William and Maria Marsh (Gate) Shannon, was born in Ports- 
mouth, N. H., June 7, 1849. He married, October 21, 1869, 
Sarah Julia de Wit, who was born December 31, 1850, the 
daughter of Carson B. and Anna Eliza de Wit, of Portsmouth, 
N. H. They reside in Portsmouth. 

Children of John Wesley and Sarah : 

584. Mabel de Wit, b. March 3, 1873 ; d. in infancy. 

585. Fred Odde, b. July 19, 1875; "i- September 6, 1898, 

Mary Frances Neal, the daughter of Dennis Neal, of 
Portsmouth, N. H. 

586. Lizzie Ethel, b. October 11, 1879. 

587. Fannie Marie, b. November 16, 1882. 

588. Edith Marion, b. July 24, 1891. 



589. MARGARET ABBY SHANNON7 [271], (Wil- 
liam^ John5, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel3, Nathaniel, Nathaniel'), 
daughter of William and Maria Marsh (Cate) Shannon, was born 
in Portsmouth, N. H., February 12, 1852. She married, No- 
vember 27, 1 88 1, William Eaton Winn, who was born April 



344 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

8, 1859, the son of Nathaniel Eaton and OHve Ann Winn, of 
Portsmouth. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H. 
Children of William and Margaret Winn : 

590. Mildred Estelle, b. November 18, 1882. 

591. Agnes Viola, b. March 15, 1884. 

592. Omer Shannon, b. January 16, 1886. 

593. Willie Eaton, b. October 12, 1887. 

594. Nathaniel Lloyd, b. April 24, 1890. 

595. WOODBURY EMMONS SHANNON7 [272], 
(William^, John\ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathan- 
iel'), son of William and Maria Marsh (Cate) Shannon, was born 
in Portsmouth, N. H., February 2, 1854, and was engaged in 
farming. He married, June 21, 1882, Emogene Richards, who 
was born April i, 1861, the daughter of George W. and Lizzie 
Richards, of Portsmouth, N. H. Mr. Shannon died October 
6, 1900. His widow resides in Portsmouth, N. H. 

Children of Woodbury Emmons and Emogene : 

596. William Ellis, b. June 24, 1883. 

597. Ralph Woodbury, b. April 4, 1887. 

598. Mabel Lizzie, b. November 2, 1889. 

599. Floyd A., b. December 28, 1891 ; d. January 13, 1896. 

600. HANNAH JANE SHANNON^ [280], (John^ 
John^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), daugh- 
ter of John and Hannah Elizabeth (Hartshorn) Shannon, was 
born in Portsmouth, N. H., January 19, 1844. She married 
John Elbridge Milton, of Rowley, Mass., who was born Octo- 
ber 14, 1838, the son of John P. and Harriet B. Milton, of 
Rowley. Residence, Portsmouth, N. H. 

Child of John and Hannah Milton : 
601. Annie Oliver, b. January 24, 1864; d. August 20, 1884, 
in Portsmouth, N. H., unmarried. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 345 

602. NATHANIEL HARTSHORN SHANNON7 
[282], (John^ John5, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel, NathanieP, Na- 
thaniel'), son of John and Hannah EHzabeth (Hartshorn) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., May 3, 1849. He 
married, July i, 1873, Ella M. Hooper, who was' born March 
I, 1852, the daughter of Samuel G. and Jane Hooper, of Ports- 
mouth. They reside at Portsmouth, N. H. 

Child of Nathaniel Hartshorn and Ella : 
603. John Byron, b. May 23, 1877. 



604. SARAH ALICE SHANNON7 [283], (John^ 
John5, Nathaniel+, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, Nathaniel' ), daughter 
of John and Hannah Elizabeth (Hartshorn) Shannon, was born 
m Portsmouth, N. H., July 6, i 852. She married. May 2, i 872, 
Wesley S. Tucker, who was born June 13, 1852, the son of 
Henry and Eveline Tucker, of York, Me. They reside at 
Portsmouth, N. H. 

Children of Wesley and Sarah Tucker: 

605. Elizabeth Shannon, b. June 7, 1877; m. Warren Allison 

Sanford, b. November 17, 1871, at Loyal Hill, Hants 
Co., Nova Scotia. They reside at Portsmouth, N. H. 
Child of Warren and Elizabeth Sanford : 
i. Alice Mabel, b. July 11, 1898. 

606. Frank Elbridge, b. March 14, 1880. 

607. Wilbur Davis, b. March i, 1886. 



608. NELLIE MARCH SHANNON7 [289], (George 
Dennett^ John 5, Nathaniel, NathanieP, NathanieP, NathanieP) 
daughter of George Dennett and Sarah (Welch) Shannon was 
born m Portsmouth, N. H., March 24, 1858. She married 



346 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

March 22, 1877, Oren Cliftbrd Williams, of Kittery, Me., the 
son of Charles and Martha Williams. Reside at Kittery, Me. 
Children of Oren and Nellie Williams : 

609. Ralph Clifford, b. November 4, 1880. 

610. Ora Maud, b. November 28, 1882. 



611. CHARLES HORACE SHANNON^ [293], (Charles 
Augustus^, John', Nathaniel*, Nathaniel^ NathanieP, Nathan- 
iel'), son of Charles Augustus and Martha Sarah (Trundy) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., May 29, 1854. He 
married, June 10, 1874, Addie Tuttle, who was born April 8, 
1852, the daughter of Edward Fox and Hannah (Cram) Tuttle, 
of Exeter, N. H. They reside at Brockton, Mass. 
Child of Charles Horace and Addie : 
612. Percy Arthur, b. January 9, 1876; m. October 2j, 1897, 
Agnes Simpson, who was born April 10, 1877, the 
daughter of Robert Henry and Agnes (McCuiloch) 
Simpson, of Glasgow, Scotland. 



613. EDWARD HOLMAN SHANNON^ [294], (Charles 
Augustus^, John', Nathaniel*, Nathaniel-^, Nathaniel^ Nathan- 
iel'), son of Charles Augustus and Martha Sarah (Trundy) 
Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., August 3, 1856. He 
married. May 25, 1883, Elsie Stewart Nickerson, who was born 
November 11, 1855, the daughter of John Kingsbury and 
Laurana (Phillips) Nickerson, of Harwich, Mass. 

Children of Edward Holman and Elsie : 

614. Richard Cutts, b. November 30, 1884. 

615. Martha Laurana, b. August 11, 1890. 



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347 

616 JAMES NOBLE SHANNON^ [337], (Sarnuel 
Leonard James Noble^ Richard Cutt,s4, Cutts3, Nathaniel^ 
Nathan.el ;, son of Samuel Leonard and Annie (Fellowes) Shan- 
non, was born n. Halifax, N. S.. August 3,, ,858. He was 
educated at the HaHfax Grammar School and at Dalhous.e 
University of that city; studied law with his father and at the 
Law School of Harvard University, and in December, ,870 he 
was admitted to the bar of Nova Scotia, and practiced his Pro- 
fession in Halifax for three years; went to Quebec in 1882, and 
>n 1885 to Toronto, where he now occupies— since 1887— the 
position of accountant to the Missionary Society of the Metho- 
dist Church. 

Since his early days he has cultivated a taste for music, and 
in Halifax, Quebec, and Toronto he occupied positions in the 
musical world, chiefly as church organist. From 1890 to ,901 
he was-^organist of the Dunn Avenue Methodist Church, Toronto 

Mr. Shannon married, June 24, 1884, Elizabeth Shaw who 
was born une 17, ,859, the daughter of John and Eliz'abeth 
Shaw, of Quebec. 

Child of James Noble and Elizabeth : 
617. Lillie Marion, b. December 11, 1887. 

618. SAMUEL LEONARD SHANNON^ (339] (Sam 
uel Leonard^ James Noble^. Richard Cutts4, Cu«s3, NathameF 
Nathaniel ), son of Samuel Leonard and Annie (Fellowes) Shan- 
non was born January z8, 1862. Mr. Shannon was educated in 
Halifax and in 1880 obtained a position in the Railways and 
Canals Department of the Canadian Government and removed to 
Ottavva He IS now the Chief Accountant of the Department. 
He held a Lieutenant's commission in the Governor General's 
i^ootguards of Ottawa ; and later commanded a company in the 



348 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

provisional battalion composed of parts of the 12th and 35th 
Canadian regiments, which took part in the war in the North 
West Territory against Riel and his Indian allies, — -known as the 
Rebellion of 1885. 

On September 12, 1888, Mr. Shannon married Beatrice 
Maude, the daughter of Lt. Col. Thomas Bacon, Headquarters 
Staff, Canadian Militia, Ottawa. 

Children of Samuel Leonard and Beatrice : 

619. Beatrice Mary Vaughan, b. August 8, 1890. 

620. Nora Leonard, b. December 7, 1892. 

621. Dorothy Minetta Middleton, b. November 13, 1894. 

622. Ethel Marian, b. April 30, 1897; d. December 20, 1897. 

623. EDWARD GRAFTON SHANNON^ [342], (Sam- 
uel Leonard^, James Noble', Richard Cutts^-, Cutts-^ Nathaniel^, 
Nathaniel"), son of Samuel Leonard and Annie (Fellowes) 
Shannon, was born in Halifax, N. S., January 16, 1871. He 
was educated at a private school and at Dalhousie University. Since 
1887 he has been connected with the Halifax Banking Company, 
and now holds the position o± accountant. He holds a com- 
mission as 1st Lieutenant in the 63rd Regiment ot Rifles. He 
married, October 5, 1895, Margaret Arabella Bill, the daughter 
of C. R. Bill, collector of customs, Wolfville, N. S. 

Children of Edward Grafton and Margaret: 

624. Samuel Leonard, b. November 22, 1896. 

625. Helen Louise, b. June 22, 1899. 

626. Margaret Bill, b. September 10, 1900. 

627. FRANCIS SUTHERLAND SHANNON7 [345J, 
(Samuel Leonard^, James Noble', Richard Cutts+, Cutts^, Na- 
thanieP, Nathaniel'), son of Samuel Leonard and Annie (Fel- 
lowes) Shannon, was born in Halifax, N. S., October 6, i 879 ; 
was educated at Arnold School (Halifax) and the Halifax High 



SEVENTH GENERATION 



349 



School. In 1897 he entered the service of the Bank of British 
North America, and since September, 1898, has been connected 
with the Bank of Ottawa, where he holds the position of account- 
ant. He is at present (1901 ) stationed at their branch in Brace- 
bridge, Ontario. Mr. Shannon is a member of the 43rd Rifles 
of Ottawa, Canadian Militia. 



628. CHARLES WAY SHANNON7 [347], (Charles 
Tebbets^, Richard Cutts', Thomas+, Cutts^ Nathaniel^ Nathan- 
iel'), son ot Charles Tebbets and Jane Randell (Stanwood) Shan- 
non, was born in New London, Conn., April 24, 1837. 

From early boyhood he zealously devoted himself to the 
study ot music, and soon after became a skilful pianist ; but in 
the opinion of many it is as an organist that he particularly 
excels, — having always found a special pleasure in the study of 
counterpoint and harmony. 




MARY EMERY (LAPHAM) SHANNON. 



For many years he gave instructions in music with great 
success, but latterly he has been chieHy engaged in the sale of 
musical instruments and merchandise. 

Mr. Shannon married, first, December 29, 1859, Mary 



350 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

Emery Lapham. She was born March 12, 1841, the daughter 
of David and Eunice (Emery) Lapham, of Auburn, Me., and 
died at Saco, December 3, 1883. The following notice ot her 
death appeared in the " Biddeford Journal : " 

We regret to announce, although for some time anticipated, the 
decease of Mrs. Charles W. Shannon, after a lingering sickness of 
some months, at her home in Saco. Having conversed with great 
calmness during the day and become fully reconciled to the inevi- 
table, she sank into a quiet sleep and peacefully died at twelve 
o'clock last night, surrounded by her family and a few friends. 
Mrs. Shannon will long be remembered by the lovers of sacred 
song in our two cities, especially by those who have taken an inter- 
est in Sabbath-school entertainments, which she has frequently 
directed with marked success. The funeral services will take place 
at Mr. Shannon's residence in Saco, on Thursday afternoon, the 
6th inst. The Rev. B. M. Frink will officiate, and we are requested 
to state that relatives and friends are invited to attend without 
further notice. 

Mr. Shannon married, second, June 4, 1901, Nellie Fessen- 
den Eastman, who was born in Stow, Me., February 27, 1861, 
the daughter of Otis M. and Susan E. Eastman. 

Children of Charles Way and Mary : 

629. Mabelle Stanwood [853], b. April 2, 1862. 

630. Grace Lincoln [857], b. January 27, 1865. 

631. Charles Emery Gould, b. September 16, 1875 ; was gradu- 

ated from Colby College in the class of 1899, and from 
the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., in the 
class of 1902. After passing the required examinations 
of the State Medical Board for admission to practice in 
the State of Pennsylvania, he was appointed resident 
physician at the Pottsville Hospital, Pottsville, Pa., 
October 1, 1902. hi 1 904 he removed to Philadelphia, 
where he is now permanently established in the practice 
of his profession. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 



351 



632. RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON7 [348], (Charles 
Tebbets^ Richard Cutts^, Thomas^, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathan- 
iel'), son of Charles Tebbets and Jane Randell (Stanwood) Shan- 
non, was born in New London, Conn., February 12, 1839, and 
was educated at the public schools and Waterville (now Colby) 
College, which he entered in 1858. At the outbreak of the 
Civil War, in response to the call of the President for troops, he 
abandoned his college studies and enlisted, May 10, 1861, as a 
private in Company H, Fifth Maine Volunteers, and was ap- 
pointed 2nd Sergeant. 

In October, 1861, he was promoted ist Lieutenant of his 
Company; frequently acted as adjutant of the regiment, and in 
March, 1862, was appointed aide-de-camp on the staff of Brig. 
Gen. H. W. Slocum, commanding the Brigade. 

During the Peninsula and Maryland campaigns of 1862 
General Slocum commanded a Division of the Sixth Army 
Corps, and Lieut. Shannon continued to serve with him as 
aide-de-camp, participating in the battles of West Point, 
Gaines' Mill, Charles City Cross Roads, South Mountain and 
Antietam, — receiving honorable mention in the official reports 
for his services. 

In October, 1862, he was promoted Captain and Assistant 
Adjutant-General of \'olunteers, and assigned to duty with the 
Twelfth Army Corps ; was taken prisoner in the battle of Chan- 
cellorsville. May 3, 1863, but exchanged in time, to be present 
the following month at Gettysburg, serving on the staff of 
General Slocum, commanding the Twelfth Army Corps, and, 
durmg the battle, commander of the right wing of the 
army. 

Shortly after the close of the Gettysburg campaign, having 
reported in person to the War Department, he was assigned to 
duty at the recruiting station on Rikers Island, New York 



352 THE SHANNON FAMII.Y 

harbor ; and when later the station was moved to Hart Island, 
served there also as Adjutant-Cieneral of the Post. 

During the rinal campaign of the war, in i86(j,--' he served 
with the Twenty-Fifth Army Corps before Richmond. In June, 
1865, he accompanied the corps to Texas as Adjutant-Cieneral 
of one of its divisions, and remained there until the close of the 
year, when, at his own request, he was relieved from further mili- 
tary duty and ordered to proceed to his place ot residence, where 
he was " honorably mustered out of the service of the United 
States " by special orders No. 60, War Department, Adjutant- 
General's Office, dated February 10, 1866, — receiving subse- 
quently the brevets of Major and Lieutenant-Colonel for his 
services. 

In I 87 1 he was appointed by President (Jrant Secretary of 
the United States Legation to Brazil. In the exercise ot his 
duties he twice acted a C/iargt' d' AJftiiirs, ad inter! //i. 

In August, 1874, he visited Europe on leave of absence; 



* In 1865, during the last campaign of the war, the Twenty-fifth Army Corps 
was posted on the left bank of the James not far from Richmond. Our Brigade 
was one of the first to enter the Confederate Capital on the morning of April 3rd. 
We found a part of the cit\' in flames. The soldiers stacked their arms and went 
to work putting out the fire. One of the first places I visited was the famous 
" Libby," where I had resided for sixteen days in 1863 as a prisoner of war. 

After the surrender of Lee the Twenty-fifth Army Corps was sent by sea to 
Texas. A fleet of seventeen vessels was necessary to carry our Division alone, — 
headquarters being on the steamship Illinois. We sailed from Hampton Roads 
May 31st, and on June 8th reached Mobile Bay, anchoring ofF Port Morgan, which 
I visited. The effect of shot and shell could be seen everywhere on the walls of 
the fort. June loth we set sail for the coast of Texas, but on account of bad 
weather were not able to effect a landing at Brazos Santiago till June 17th. A 
month later the Division, 9000 strong, began its march up the Rio Grande to 
Ringgold Barracks, via Brownsville, passing over the old Mexican battlefields of Palo 
Alto and Resaca de la Palma. It took only five days to cover the distance to 
Ringgold Barracks, about 150 miles, leaving garrisons at Santa Maria, Edinburg 



SEVENTH GENERATION 



353 



and having resigned from the diplomatic service in March, 1875 
he devoted himself to the study of tramway concessions in France' 
tor which purpose he remained in that country until the end of 
1875, "hen he returned to Rio de Janeiro and took charge of 
the Botanical Garden R. R. Co., an American enterprise, of 
which he subsequently became the vice-president and general 
manager, and finally the president. 

Returning to the United States ini 883 he pursued the course 
of law study at Columbia University, and in 1886 was admitted 

and Las Cuevos Rock. We marched during the early morning hours and late in the 
afternoon restmg during the heat of the day. Sometimes we had to make extra 
long marches to reach water. 

At this time the Republican troops of President Juarez were posted along the 
Mex,can bank of the Rio Grande ; and Camargo, just opposite Ringgold, was one of 
the places they occupied. Our officers maintained friendlv relations with them 
tned to learn a little Spanish so as to join in singing their national hymn, and often 
crossed the nver to v.s.t their camps. General Escobado (who afterwards captured 
Max,m,l,an at Queretero) was in chief command at this point and once came over 
to v.sa us_ well remember his visit to my quarters and his personal appearance. 

He had the largest ears I ever saw attached to a human being. They stood out 
from the s.des of h.s head like a pair of wings. He also once'sent his Chief of 
Artillery to the General to obtain a supply of powder and bayonets, which I thought 
a most extraordmary request to make. But as two officers of General Sheridan's staff 
arnved about that fme and passed over into Mexico on some friendly mission to the 
Juarez party, my impression is that military supplies were furnished, as requested 
General Esp.nosa I also remember well. He was a small man and quite lame 
Shortly afterwards he was killed, I believe, ,„ the attack on Matamoras, which failed" 
After makmg two applications to be relieved from further military service, the 
war bemg over, I hnally received orders on January 8th, :866, to proceed to my 
place of residence m Maine and there await further orders 

It was during this journey home that I crossed the State of Texas from the 

mrutT rT rT^'u"''"^ ' ^'°" "^^ '' ^^^'■^'^^" - -- ^he family of 
my uncle, Calvn Locke, whose only son Clinton-a young man of fine character 
and great prom,se-had fallen in the war. Upon examining my diary of this trip, 
wh,ch ,s full of cunous details, I find that Texas was not then the developed, pro- 
gressive state we see to-^y, nor were the means of transit quite so rapid as noj. 

R. C. S. 



354 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

to practice at the New York bar. During the years 1886-87 
he made a tour of the world ; and on the 1 9th ot September, 
1887, married, at St. Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, Hyde Park, 
London, Martha Ann (ireenough, widow of Charles B. Cireen- 
ough,"'' and the daughter of Silasf and Rhoda (Scoville) Spauld- 
ing, of Clarkson, N. Y. 




MARTHA ANN QREENOUGH-SHANNON. 



.^.y^xfjf^ 



* Mr. Greenough was the pioneer in the establishment of street railroads in 
South America. Vide Appendix XH. for a fuller account of him and his family. 

t He was the eldest son of Silas Spaulding, a soldier of the Revolution, who 
entered the military service April 19, 1775, and marched to Cambridge in Capt. 
Joshua Parker's Company. He also served in Capt. Oliver Bates' Company of 
Col. James Prescott's Regiment, — and in the regiments of Col. William Prescott 
and Col. Job Cushing. He was in the battle of Bennington, and present at the 
surrender of Burgoyne, having taken part in the battles which preceded it. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 

In 1 89 1 Colonel Shannon was appointed by President 
Harrison envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the 
Un.ted States to the Repubhcs of Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and 
Salvador, and served until May, .893. In 1892 he received the 
honorary degree of LL. D. from Colby College. 

In 1894 he was elected a Member of the Fifty-fourth Con- 
gress as a Republican, representing the Xlllth District of New 
^ork; m ,896 was re-elected to the Fifty-rifth Congress by 
an increased vote; but declined to be a candidate for renomin- 
ation in 1898. 

In the Summer of , 899, on account of the greatly impaired 
health of Mrs. Shannon, a .journey was made to Aachen, Germany 
'n the hopes that some benerit would be derived from a special 
remedy there employed, and which had been strongly recom- 
n^ended by a friend at Washington uho had suffered from the 
•same nervous disorder and been fully restored to health. 

The result was so encouraging that the visit was repeated in 
1900, and arrangements for a third visit in 1901 were already 
made when Mrs. Shannon suddenly fell ill at her home in Wash- 
mgton, and, though not dangerously so at lirst, rapidly sank and 
passed away on the evening of March i, 1901, having been 



2. 17,8 ,""'" '" '^'' ^™>' '^^P'"'' '^^ — 'i H— h Brown, April 

where e d.d February 39, 1812, aged 55. H,s vv.dow d,ed August 22 ,8» at' 
Cjranville, N. Y., aged 72. '°iii at 

of V^l f'Jr" '''" '"" "^''^ '•"''''"S Memorial,-a Genealog.cal History 
(Virr;t r "' "^ ""'^ ^"' Massachusetts Hay, and his dlscendam:- 
In the preface to th,s .nteresfng work ,t .s further stated that the names of a 
h u.sa„d .pald,ngs are borne on the mihtary rolls of our Government, having taken 
Pt.n every war ,n which the country has been engaged,-thus rendering' n„r. 
able and patr.ofc serv.ce in defense of the.r native land _R C S 



3S6 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

seriously ill but a tew days. It was a painless, peaceful close ot 
a noble life. 

As she breathed her last her face suddenly lit up with a 
heavenly smile, as though already greeting, in that better world, 
the dear ones who had gone before ! 

Her life had been one long record ot good deeds done tor 
others, — a noble Christian character, whose generous heart ever 
responded to the wants of the suffering and the unfortunate. So 
it is not to be wondered at that her death was regarded by many 
as a distinct public loss, and especially in that community which 
had been the home ot her childhood. 

IN MEMORIAM MRS. R. C. SHANNON. 

It is not all of life to live, and who shall say 
That this is all, when the descending sun 
Draws down the curtain at the close of day 
And life's long, weary pilgrimage is done ? 
It is not all, for on your toilsome way 
A Kindly Light* has ever led you on ; 
And Memory prints upon your cloudless sky 
A record of good deeds that cannot die. 

J. w. A. 



Martha A. Shannon, who died on March i, in Washington, D. C, 
was the wife of Richard Cutts Shannon, formerly of the diplomatic service 
under Presidents Grant and Harrison and from 1895 ^° ^^99 the repre- 
sentative in congress from the Thirteenth Congressional District of this 
city. Mrs. Shannon was a cousin of the late Henry F. Spaulding, former 
president of the Central Trust Company, and, in first marriage, wife of 
the late Charles B. Greenough, founder and first president of the Botan- 
ical Garden Railroad Company of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. While residing 
in Rio, Mrs. Greenough won the affection and admiration of all who 

* " Lead, Kindly Light," was Mrs. Shannon's favorite hymn. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 357 

knew of the courage and self-sacrifice with which she remained in that 
city during the yellow fever epidemic, nursing and caring for the sick, 
strangers as well as members of her own family. Her generosity and high 
sense ot honor were displayed in recent years when she twice paid in full 
the debts of the John H. kingsbury Bank'^' of Brockport, N. Y. There 
was no obligation of any kind upon Mrs. Shannon to meet the bank's 
debts, but because it had become insolvent under the administration of a 
kinsman she was unwilling that any loss should come to those who had 
trusted the institution with which one of her family had been connected, 
and, therefore, paid voluntarily nearly a quarter of a million dollars to 
settle the bank's liabilities in full. In recognition of this action, which 
attracted wide-spread attention at the time, three hundred residents of 
Brockport united in presenting to Mrs. Shannon, as the benefactress of that 
community, a loving cup with an autographic memorial. Mrs. Shannon 
was a communicant of the Church of the Heavenly Rest in this city, and 
in an unobtrusive way a liberal contributor to all of the city's charities. 
She has left a memory and example dear to all who had the pleasure to 
know her and appreciate her ever-ready sympathy and generosity. — The 
Commercial yldvertiser, March 4, 1901. 



* The first failure of the Bank occurred in 1892 while Mrs. Shannon was 
absent in Central America with her husband, then serving as the United States 
Minister. The following letter received from Mrs. Mary J. Holmes, the authoress, 
long a resident at Brockport, most graphically recounts the story of this disastrous 
failure, and emphasizes the noble act of Mrs. Shannon in coming to the relief of 
the town : 

Brown Cottage, 

Brockport, New York, 

Mav 20, I 892. 
Dear Mrs. Shannon : — 

If you never do another good act in your life you will have the satisfaction of knowing 
that you are immortalized in the minds of our citizens as a great-hearted, generous woman, who 
has done what few women would do. When your cablegram to Mr. Holmes reached Brock- 
port it found the town full of discouraged people, some of whom had lost every dollar the\- had 
in the world ; — while in the household in which you are most interested a shadow almost like 
the shadow ot death was bursting over its inmates. The trouble was so widespread — reaching 
out beyond the actual losers — that the whole place telt crippled. But when the cablegram came 
the tidings spread like wild-fire, making the people wild with joy. Some laughed ; some cried ; 



358 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

On Saturday morning last the paintul news was heralded throughout 
our village, that Mrs. Martha A. Shannon had passed from earth, at her 
home in Washington, D. C, where, with her husband, she was spending 
the winter. The news was a terrible shock to our citizens in general, 
who loved and esteemed the kind benefactress, who had, on no less than 
two occasions, rendered most substantial relief to our village and residents 
by sufficient of her store of this world's goods to relieve them from a 
position which caused many a sleepless night and might have been the 
cause of much suffering. 

Her kindness and generosity, her love for her kin and those about 
her as well, her ever thoughtful and charitable disposition, which always 
showed itself to those in trouble or want, endeared her to all who knew 
her, and her name and generous acts will ever be awarded the highest 
praise, for none are prone to say but that she had few equals, in these 
particulars, of which her acts bear witness. 

Martha A. Spaulding was born in Clarkson, N. Y., April 13th, 1833. 
The years of her girlhood were spent with her sister, Mrs. Phebe Kings- 
bury, to whom she was most devotedly attached and whose death a few 
years since, was a sad blow. Her love for her favorite sister was so strong 
that it seemed not to lessen but to grow with this sad event, and she was 
only happy in the thought that some day the family ties would again be 
joined, to rest unbroken. 



some ran down the street in one direction, some in another, to tell the glad news. Telegrams 
were sent to distant friends who had lost. Your name was in every month ; and had 
you been here ! don't know but you would have been taken up bodily and carried through 
the town. Some talked of ringing the bells and having a bonfire in your honor ; while those 
you love best and on whom the load pressed most heavily felt that the sun was shining again 
and took courage. We feel as if we had been struck by two cyclones, --one of which knocked 
us flat, while the other put us on our feet again ; and they followed each other in so rapid succes- 
sion that we have as yet scarcely recovered our breath. As assignee and preferred creditor, 
Mr. Holmes would not have lost ; but he sympathized deeply with those who would and with 
your family, to whom you could have done no greater good than you have bv stemming the tide 
of bitterness which was increasing, rather than diminishing, as time went on. It is a life worth 
living to do what you have done, by carrying gladness to so many homes. And many a praver 
has gone up that God would bless you as you deserve. Nor do we forget Mr. Shannon, wlio 
we feel was quite as willing to help us as yourself And if we could make you hear we would 
give three cheers for Mr. and Mrs. Shannon. God bless you both, and keep you in good 
health and bring you back to us in safety very soon. 

Mary J. Holmes. 



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January 15, 1852, she was united in marriage to Charles B. Green- 
ough, who died in 1880, leaving one son, Charles Edward, who died also 
the same year. By thrift and industry, with which both were endowed 
and the investment of their small savings in ways that proved profitable 
tar beyond their most sanguine expectations, Mr. Greenough amassed a 
large fortune, the greater portion having been made through railroad inter- 
ests in Brazil, where they resided for some twelve or fifteen years At 
the death of her husband the bulk of this fortune came to the wife who 
ever since has shown that it fell into kindly hands, for no one could be 
more generous nor more charitable in the use of the same. Her domestic 
life was one of quietude, living, notwithstanding her great fortune, only as 
a person of ordinary means, but her kind and benevolent acts have pre- 
ceded her to realms above, and cannot help but be a bright star in her 
crown. 

September 19th, 1887, she was united in marriage at St Paul's 
Church, Knightsbridge, London, to Hon. R. C. Shannon, who survives 
her. For the past eight years her health has not been of the best, and 
they have been constantly together, at home or abroad. Now that the end 
has come, it is a sad blow. She died peacefully; and just before she 
breathed her last a smile that was like a beautiful sunset covered her 
features and seemed to say, " I am at rest." 

Funeral services were held at Washington, on Sunday, Rev Dr 
Stuart rector of Christ Church, Georgetown, officiating, and the remains 
were brought here for interment. Tuesday morning, St. Luke's Church 
was filled to overflowing to pay a last sad tribute to the departed. Rev 
John S. Littell officiated, and during the beautiful Episcopal service many 
a heart showed its love for the memory of the departed. The interment 
took place at the family vault. Lake View Cemetery. 

The floral display was elegant and showed the esteem in which 
deceased was held in Washington, New York and other points, as well as 
at her birth-place. The Business Men's Association, of this place paid 
their tribute in the form of a most beautiful wreath, while all places of 
business in the village were closed during the services at the church 
Ihe honorary pall bearers were Daniel Holmes, Dr. W. B Mann T D 
Burns, T. H. Dobson, B. F. Gleason and P. J. Willson. 

And thus passes away the last member of the Spaulding family She 
IS survived by her husband, a grandson, Charles Edward Greenough of 
Newlork, now a student at Yale University, John H. KingsbSry, a 
nephew, and a number of nieces. 

There were present at the funeral from away, Mr. and Mrs John 
H. Kingsbury and son Charles, of Detroit ; Charles Edward Greenough 
of New York ; two brothers and a nephew of Mr. Shannon, Henry 



36b THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Morgan and wife of Buffalo, and several New York friends. — Hrockport 
Democrat, March 6, 1901. 



We deeply regret to announce the death at her home in Washington, 
I). C, on March ist, of Mrs. Martha A. Shannon, wife of the Hon. 
Richard Cutts Shannon, for many years a resident of this city. 

Mrs. Shannon will be better known to the older residents of this 
city as the wife of Mr. Charles B. Greenough, the grantee, builder and for 
many years president of the Botanical Garden tramway line. She was mar- 
ried to Mr. Greenough in 1852 at the age of nineteen, and some years 
later they came to Brazil and resided in this city for twelve or fifteen 
years. Mr. Greenough died in 1880, leaving a large fortune to his wife 
and one son. The latter died the same year, leaving his mother sole heir 
to a fortune which enabled her to indulge a generously charitable disposi- 
tion to the fullest extent. She was married to Mr. K. C Shannon, who 
had been one of Mr. Greenough's most efficient lieutenants, on September 
19th, 1887. She was an appreciative and helpful companion to Mr. 
Shannon in his professional and public career both at home and abroad, 
and her loss will be an irreparable one to him. 

Mrs. Shannon was very nearly 68 years of age. She was buried at 
Brockport, New York, the home of her youth, where she had always been 
held in the highest esteem and affection. Mr. Shannon will have the 
fullest sympathy of his many friends here in Rio de Janeiro. — "-rhe Rio 
News, April 16, 1901. 



Mrs. Shannon in her Will made most generous provision for 
her husband, grandson, and other surviving relatives ot her fam- 
ily; and after directing the payment ot legacies to certain friends 
who had ever been devoted to her and to whom she was greatly 
attached, provided that the hulk of her estate should ultimately 
go to charity. 

By the terms of the 5th Article of the Will the title to the 
homestead at Hrockport, N. Y., passed to Mr. Shannon, who, 



SEVENTH GENERATION 36, 

after making considerable changes and additions to the property, 
took up his permanent residence there in 1903. 




tm.m 




HOMESTEAD OF MARTHA ANN GREENOUGH-SHANNON, BROCKPQRT, N. Y. 

Among the bequests made in her Will was one to St. Luke's 
Church, of Brockport, N. Y., which she was accustomed to 
attend when visiting her old home, and u hich included in its 
membership not only her beloved sister Phoebe and other rela- 
tives, but many dear friends whom she had known from 
childhood. 

On All Saints' Day, November i, 1902, the Rector, the 
Reverend John S. Littell, preached an impressive Memorial 
Sermon from which we extract the following : 

_ One name stands out by our choice to-night for our special honor 
because she loved us; because she was just, beyond the requirements of 
civil law and generous beyond the expectations of human hope: because 
her good example still lives, and the influence of her character As we 



362 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

say the devout prayer, May the Souls of the Faithful, through the Mercy 
of God, rest in peace, we know that hers is that peace — as she nears 
That God, which ever lives and loves, 
One God, one law, one element, 
And one far-off divine event. 
To which the whole creation moves. 

Martha Ann Shannon, daughter of Silas and Rhoda (Scoville) 
Spaulding, was born in the village ot Clarkson, April ij, 1833. She was 
accustomed to say that the figures which stand for her birthday, point to 
her fivorite verse in the Bible, or at least to that verse which to her seemed 
to describe her vocation and purpose in life. That text is Proverbs 31:13. 
It is a remarkable chapter, descriptive of domestic life, the peace and 
welfare derivable from womanliness. It is not an ideal imposed upon 
woman from without — a hard condition all apart from her own consent. 
It is in " the words of King Lemuel .... that his mother taught 
him." (Prov. 31:1.) Sobriety, purity, industry, prosperity ; these are its 
theme-words — and they are good for all time. The thirteenth verse, to 
which Mrs. Shannon often referred with much pride as her birthday verse, 
stands at the front of that section of the chapter which praises domestic 
industry ; " She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her 
hands." Modestly as she has spoken of this as her verse, her friends 
feel that her whole life's story justifies us in conceding the entire chapter 
to her, as a portrait of herself, of her living, of her ideals, and of her 
wishes. For the life therein described — its uprightness, its labor, and its 
final riches and public honors — are all hers. " Give her of the fruit of 
her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates." (Verse 31.) 

But we must not hasten to the reward. The story must be left to 
develop in its own way and along its own path. 

Mrs. Shannon's father, when he settled in Clarkson, was in humble 
circumstances due to severe business reverses in his former home at Fort 
Ann ; and the children were brought up in a school of discipline which 
has since proven itself a blessing to so many. There, in the modest 
country home, where each must regard the needs of all, and all must 
minister to the welfare of each, there in that home were tested the sweets 
of service which are the invariable antecedents of usefulness. Parents 
sometimes are afraid that their children may deprive each other of the 
necessities and comforts of existence, that the small possessions and capi- 
tal may have to be divided among too many. But there is no school in 
which the ideals of generosity and usefulness are so efficiently taught as 
they are in the school of the family. And there is none perhaps so really 
unfortunate as that one who has neither brother nor sister. God has so 
made this world that we must help each other, and no one ever cares for 
himself so well as when he is caring for some one else. Mrs. Shannon, 



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in the industrious home of her early childhood, had four brothers and 
three s.sters, and whatever the family possessed must needs be d vided 
amongst these ten. At the age of about twelve years she lost her mo he, 
whose devofon to her large family made such an impression upon M ' 
Shannon that she never fa.led to refer to it when speaking of he^r parent' 
For the next five years she lived w.th her eldest sis'ter, mL Phebe^Kmes 
bury, so well known to this community, and in this good home received 
that care and instruction which are seldom given save by the hands of a 

b other Mr. Morel B. Spauldmg, then engaged in business in New York 
Uty. 1 here she became a member ot a society (now extinct) calling itself 
1 he I a.ght Street Baptist Church." Equipped in her countrv hon e 
with right principles of living, she endeavor'ed'in all things to dichag 
her duty to God and to man, and thus early she definfd her attitude 
Tm "r^TT^'^r^^'' and Christian work. In ,85., she was m r ed 
o Mr. Charles B. Greenough, a member of the same religious organiza- 
tion and a friend from her childhood-a man endowed with the^sHence 
and the rugged strength of purpose which belonged to the Puritan In 
all matters connected with religion, whether personal or organised Mr 
Greenough was reticent, though in his heart devoted to its principled h 
was not his nature to talk much of it nor to seek prominence in i? affairs 
1 he relation to it which he most desired was that' of the humble lavnn 
faitJ'in'llriif:! ^ '■"'^'^' '" "'"'' -observed, he could work o.lt T: 
From that time on, for sixteen years, these young people shared a 
hfe of struggle and of work. Mr. Greenough's employment^was in the 
railroad service, and step by step he was advancing. In i86c Z h"vin^ 
been disappointeci in an effort to obtain a street railroad char^;r fo Ne^ 

Ij d/rCT h \"'"",;" -^--h °f-^ advantageous business open 
mg. Of this time he himself made this statement : " Taking down my 
■ . . map and examining it carefully, I found that Rio was a pretty 

™I;:here'-°"H"'/° ""/'" '■''^'^' ' might manage to est^^Lh h' 
a tramway there. His story of acquisition and success is one in which 
we may all feel some pride as it is illustrative of the energy and ingenui y 
which are said to be characteristic of Americans. It Teems thaf^elrs 
before, the convenience of the people of the Capital of the Empire-a 

r^it^aZaTs Th"'' .^'° '' J--i-> demanJed the introd^c^lo^ o 
street railroads. The natives could not be induced to take up the task 

^d ntion'" Ai^E^^rTV' "-^ '''''''7' P"^'^^^^' ^^ -'-'-- "- 
estimation. An English family next became the owners of it, and they 

rtn^'erb^Mr C """" h '^ "" '" -" ^.^nce of the inv'estigatlon 
org nated by Mr. Greenough-dunng which he made several voyages to 
South Amenca-that this existing franchise was discovered and finally 



364 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

purchased by him in association with others, and he proceeded to the 
execution of the contract. His administrative ability smoothed out the 
difficulties, his capacity for work pushed the enterprise to completion, and 
he was awarded with an ample fortune and with the name ot public bene- 
factor. Other roads were at once projected, and there followed that rapid 
development of the suburban districts which is so characteristic of our 
American cities. 

But the romance of the fortune-builder was soon to be changed into 
a tragedy. " I must not breathe this hot air," Mr. Greenough once 
exclaimed. In May, 1878, they returned to this country, going to 
Colorado; and then to France; and on January 3, 1880, being fatigued 
after an evening drive, suddenly he passed away. 

Mr. and Mrs. Greenough had but one child, a son, who now sur- 
vived but a short period. In the same year, and on October 22, died 
Charles Edward Greenough, aged 27, who had for some time been fighting 
to regain health and to save his life. 

The double sorrow was soothed by the birth of a grandson, October 
23, in the same hotel in New York City in which the body of his father 
was reposing in the sleep of death. This son, the grandson of her whom 
the people of this vicinity knew and honored as Mrs. Greenough, has 
now attained his majority. It is our prayer to-day as we honor her in 
this beautiful service offered to God on the part of this loving congrega- 
tion, that for her sake and in her name, he should grow into the same 
respect of his fellow men, be endowed with the same sterling qualities, and 
after her example should hold the abiding love of all who are admitted to 
the privacy of his personal aims, ideals and experiences. 

On September 19, 1887, Mrs. Greenough was married to the 
Honorable Richard Cutts Shannon, now of Brockport, and for many 
years the confidential advisor and aid of Mr. Greenough and the firm 
friend of all his family. In 1891 Mr. Shannon was appointed, by Presi- 
dent Harrison, United States Minister to Central America, whither of 
course his wife accompanied him. In 1893 they returned to the United 
States and in the following year Mr. Shannon was chosen a Member of 
Congress from New York City. Even while they were anticipating the 
beginning of Washington life, Mrs. Shannon was taken with illness which 
developed in a serious manner until her life was despaired of The 
summer of 1895 she spent in Colorado, and the succeeding autumn she 
was again taken ill, and from thence was an invalid. In 1 899 and in 1900 
she spent several months in Germany for special treatment, and from this 
she believed that she received benefit. Having arranged for a third visit 
to Germany in 1901, after a brief struggle, on the first day of March, she 
died. During her last illness she had the friendship as well as the untir- 



SEVENTH GENERATION 365 

ing care of her faithful physician,'^' whose outlook upon life was not bounded 
by his ministry to the body, but at her death, mounted up to the strong 
position of Christian faith and gratitude which caused him to confess, 
though in slightly different words, that his belief is, as ours to-day, that 
the Souls of the Righteous are in the Hand of God. Prayers of the 
Church were said for the passing soul as those she loved, with Dr. Stuart, 
knelt at the bed-side. 

I will now trace Mrs. Shannon's religious convictions and develop- 
ment as they appear at different times in her life. There lies before me 
as I write a copy of the Hymns of Isaac Watts, dated 1841, from which, 
if appearances prove anything, Mrs. Shannon drew many of the ideas of 
strong faith in the Providence of God, intense attachment to the Crucified 
Savior, and deep satisfaction in her personal experience which always 
formed such potent influences in her life. The desire to share in work 
for humanity made its appearance while she was yet quite young, and 
found its satisfaction in institutions such as the Five Points' Mission and 
the Howard Home, both of which had special reference to bettering the 
lives of the city children. When, after years of association with these 
practical charities, she was obliged by removal to cease her active labor in 
their behalf, she was filled with a great regret. On reaching Rio she found 
her religious home in the English Church. Later she was deeply moved 
by the confirmation of her only son, which took place through the hands 
of the Right Reverend John Franklin Spalding, Bishop, in Grace Church, 
Colorado Springs, on May 8, 1878, — just twentv-four years to the very 
day before this Church organ was opened by her munificence and to her 
memory. And on the fifth Sunday in Lent, 1881, in New York and in 
the Church of the Heavenly Rest — so named, I take it, because the Souls 
of the Righteous are in the Hand of God — she herself received this Com- 
pletion of her Baptism and Seal of the Holy Spirit. All her friends know 
how that this caused her the greatest satisfaction. In that Church she 
was accustomed to make regularly her Communions. From this time on, 
her Church benevolences were considerate and generous. There lies 
before me a certificate dated March, 1882, saying that "Mrs. Greenough 
has placed one brick" — representing a handsome contribution — in a 
Church then being erected in Harlem. I read in our local records that 
even when she was at a distance she loved to remember this Church in 
Brockport, as winter approached, with gifts of coal. 

Nobly illustrating her habit, acquired in childhood, of looking care- 
fully for the sorrows and anxieties of those about her, is a document 



* Doctor Albert Rhett Stuart of Wasfiington, always pleasantly recalled on 
account of our college acquaintance of two years' duration. 



366 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

opened after her death, her last will and testament. She first provides for 
those whom she loved — family and friends, to whom she was greatly 
attached — and, classed by her among the personal and primary clauses is 
one in which she remembers Saint Luke's Church. Again among the first 
is one highly significant of her method. Something appears to have 
sharpened her sympathy for the German people residing in this country 
where neither speech nor institutions are as their own. With the unerring 
accuracy of a judgment which always as by instinct went to the aid of 
those in need of a helping hand, she provided a large sum for these Ger- 
mans associated in the German Mission of the Church of the Heavenly 
Rest. And to close this subject, the bulk of her property goes to charity.* 
America is not the land of the unfortunate or oppressed. And yet, 
because, after all, it is a part of this world, there still remain many unfor- 
tunates here as everywhere. To them, so it appeared to Mrs. Shannon, 
our first attention is due. Not to founding, maintaining, or endowing 
centres of science — though that is noble ; not to schools of learning, though 
that too is necessary; not to libraries; not to providing opportunities tor 
culture — though that too is noble; not to building magnificent Churches 
— rightly and dearly as men love to erect to God and in honor of some 
Saint the impressive Sanctuary, and to beautify it, and to sustain it, for 
The Truth and for Reverence ; — not to these went out Mrs. Shannon's 
first affection ; but to the crying children, to the blind and deaf and dumb, 
to the incurables, to the aged ; under the example of our Lord Jesus 
Christ, Who though he founded a Church, gave it no place to pray in until 
he had healed the sick and raised the dead — and out of the darkness and 
degradation of society which boasted itself civilized when in reality it was 
a barbarism, had gathered a Kingdom for Himself in which there should be 
drilled, by the efficient method of love and discipline, a new citizenship 
of pure lives full of love towards Him. 

I need not say, to Brockport people, that the most remarkable thing 
done by Mrs. Shannon in a public way, was done for the people of her 
home. When in misfortune through heavy financial losses, and when 
there was no legal or moral obligation resting upon her, she thanked God 
she was able to save the town's business from a paralyzing blow and the 
poor from the suffering which, inevitably, would have fallen upon them. 
Cheerfully and quickly she responded to that which was more of a need 
than a claim, in a gentle and thankful spirit which stands forth as a per- 
fect revelation to those who would have us believe that this world is gov- 
erned by a selfish, strict, and hard commercialism. 



* Mostly to Institutions associated with the Diocese of New York, and the 
Church in New York City. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 367 

I cannot close without one word in reference to the intense family 
affection and social loyalty which was with Mrs. Shannon a natural grace 
and a carefully indulged accomplishment. Gentle and cheerful in the 
home, she was to all about her all that can be included under the phrase, 
the noblest type of womanhood. Even the personal associations of those 
whom she loved, stood to her as forever consecrate. Of friends she cared 
not to have great numbers, but took each true friend at a true friend's 
value. Loyalty and conservatism are great forces in the making of last- 
mg friendships; and to preserve her friends as friends forever, was the 
rule of her companionship. 

For all that which is good and true, firm and loving, generous and 
honorable in this spendid example of our American womanhood, may we 
heartily praise God this night; and ask Him to give us His grace that we 
may ever follow in the footsteps of those who have faithfully served Him ; 
and that we, with them, may be accounted as of his everlasting kingdom! 

We believe that the Souls of the Righteous are in the Hand of God : 

We have but faith : we cannot know ; 

For knowledge is of things we see ; 

And yet we trust it comes from Thee, 
A beam in darkness : Let it grow. 



633. JAMES HARRLSON SHANNON? [349], (Charles 
Tebbets^ Richard Cutts?, Thomas+, Cutts-', NathanieP, Nathan- 
iel'), son of Charles Tebbets and Jane Randell (Stanwood) 
Shannon, was born in Providence, R. L, December 12, 1841 ; 
was educated in the public schools and at VVaterville Academy, 
where he was pursuing his studies when the Civil War began. 
He enlisted, May 14, 1861, with his brother Richard, in Com- 
pany H, Fifth Maine Volunteers; — but his parents refusing to 
grant their consent to his service in the ranks, to secure their 
assent to his enlistment he was transferred to the regimental band, 
and served continuously with the regiment, and was present in all 
the battles in which it was engaged until August 10, 1862, when 
the band was mustered out. 

He re-entered the military service February 20, 1863, as ist 
Lieutenant of Company H, Third Maryland Infantry, and took 



368 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

part in the battles of Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. During 
the winter of 1863—64 he was stationed at Cowan, on the Ten- 
nessee, Nashville & Chattanooga Railroad, guarding the road from 
attacks of Forrest's Cavalry. On February 8, 1864, he was com- 
missioned Captain in the First Regiment, Vidette Tennessee 
Cavalry, with which organization he continued to serve until its 
muster out of the United States service, June 16, 1864. 

He afterwards entered the Quarter-Master's Department, 
embracing Construction and Repair of Railroads, Military Divis- 
ion of the Mississippi, Headquarters at Nashville, Tenn., as Chief 
Property Clerk, and served "faithfully and with ability" in said 
capacity until May, 1867. 

During the invasion of Tennessee by Hood's Army, in the 
latter part of 1864, the clerks and employees of the various 
Quarter-Master's Departments of Nashville, numbering some 
twenty odd thousand, were organized, armed and equipped for 
the defense of the capital ; and Captain Shannon, on account of 
his former military service, was assigned to the command of one 
of the brigades of this force; and, according to testimonials after- 
wards given, he performed the duties pertaining to this office 
"with promptness and satisfaction" to his superior officers.''' 

Mr. Shannon subsequently studied medicine and was grad- 



* After the battle of Franklin General Scofield retreated to Nashville closely 
followed by Hood, who established his lines near that city. Then " the straits of 
the situation were recognized " at Army Headquarters, and the day after Schofield's 
arrival at Nashville Grant sent the following telegram to Thomas: 

"Arm and put in the trenches your Quarter-master's employees, citizens," etc. 

(Vide Enc. Amer., Vol. X]. Campaign and battle of Nashville. ) 
On December 2, 1864, Grant again telegraphed Thomas: 

" With your citizen employees armed, you can move out of Nashville with all your army 
and force the enemy to retire or fight upon ground of your own choosing." 

(Rebellion Records, Vol. XLV. Pt. II., p. 17.J 



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uated from the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, Pa., 
March 10, 1884. Since 1886 he has been engaged in the prac- 
tice of his profession at Saco, Me. 

He married, November 24, 1873, Susan Warner Greenwood, 
who was born August 2, 1851, the daughter of Alexander and 
Elizabeth (Paine) Greenwood, of Camden, N. J. 

Children ot James Harrison and Susan : 

634. Richard Cutts [861], b. July 30, 1874. 

635. James Harrison, b. August 13, 1876. 

636. Charles Way, b. October 10, 1877; died at birth. 

637. Jane Warner, b. October 10, 1879. 

638. Charles Nathaniel [862], b. August 13, 1881. 



639. ELIZABETH LEMMON PRENTICE SHAN- 

NON7 [362], (Samuel Tebbets^, Richard Cutts^, Thomas+, Cutts-', 
NathanieP, Nathaniel'), daughter of Samuel Tebbets and Martha 
Ann Prentice (Stevens) Shannon, was born in Saco, Me., January 
16, 1848. She married, June 28, 1877, George Fairfield 
Forbes, who was born in Hartford, Conn., March 15, 1849; 
and died in Roxbury, Mass., September 20, 1890. 

Mr. Forbes was graduated from Amherst College in 1875, 
and was one ot the most distinguished scholars of his class. 
While in college he had already done some work, as a teacher in 
Easthampton, and very soon after graduation was honored by 
being selected as an instructor at the famous Roxbury Latin School, 
becoming later the first sub-master. Here he had unusual success 
as a teacher, and continued until his untimely death in 1890. 
We may well say that he was " cut off in the full strength of 
his years." Never could that phrase be more aptly used; — for 
he was only 41 when he died. 



370 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

On September 22nd, the second day following Mr. Forbes' 
death, Mr. Collar, the principal, addressed the school as follows : 

A little more than a week ago I hoped this morning would see the 
return of Mr. Forbes to the school, and he himself, I know, confidently 
expected it. Now his life and his work here are ended. 

The feeling that is uppermost in my mind is that ot a great and pain- 
ful personal loss. For almost half the years that I have been in the school 
I have had in Mr. Forbes a strong and faithful helper. For fifteen years 
our relations have been very close, partly of necessity, but much more 
from personal choice. We often differed in judgment and opinion in 
school matters that fell to be discussed between us, but those differences 
never diminished in the least our mutual confidence and esteem, or in the 
slightest degree disturbed our friendship, so that if I could have foreseen 
that I was so soon to lose him, and could have once more taken his hand 
to bid him a last farewell, I could not have recalled anything to cause a 
momentary pang, I may almost say, a passing regret. 

But I must say no more of my own great loss. I know well that it 
is upon the school that the heaviest blow falls. How he toiled for the 
school, how unweariedly and masterfully. He literally gave his life for it. 
To me his skill in teaching, his fertility in resource, and his complete 
mastery of every subject that he took up, were very manifest in the early 
years of his service here, whether it was Greek or Latin, or mathematics 
or science that fell to him. But these qualities, together with his extra- 
ordinary inventive power, were more conspicuous in these latter years in 
the department of physics. 

It is only a few years ago that physics began to be studied seriously 
and systematically in this school, but those few years were enough for Mr. 
Forbes to acquire the reputation, which he fully merited, of being one of 
the foremost teachers of that science in New England. The department 
of physics here was entirely his creation, and not a little of the apparatus 
was his own invention. To what an admirable degree of efficiency he had 
brought the conduct of that subject. I have never mentioned it before, 
but it is proper that I should tell you now, that I have heard that the 
books of his boys were several years ago shown at Harvard as models of 
what teachers should teach and of what boys could do. Teachers from 
far and near used to come here to see Mr. Forbes' methods and ask his 
counsel. 

But there was something in Mr. Forbes that I valued more than his 
power as a teacher, and that was his utter devotion to the school. For 
you, for the school, he could not do enough. He was a strong and tire- 
less worker, but the day was not long enough, and the sun often set before 
he left the laboratory. The school week was not long enough, and many 



SEVENTH GENERATION 371 

a Saturday morning was entirely spent here, when he ought to have been 
having the change and rest that a hard-worked teacher needs. The school 
year was not long enough, and he would use the long vacation, or weeks 
of It, in planning his work, devising new appliances, and originating fresh 
problems and illustrations. Even the last weeks of this, his last vacation, 
I have learned within a few days, although he was not quite well, he used 
to come often and spend many hours preparing for the coming year the 
work which now another hand must take up. So to the last he was self- 
forgetful and utterly devoted to the school. We will honor his memory 
and try to emulate the noble unselfishness of his life. 

The following appeared in the Boston "Commonwealth," 
September 27, 1890: 

In the death of Mr. George F. Forbes, this city sustains a severe 
loss. For, indeed, the central business of Boston is found in its prepara- 
tion for the education of the young, and especially in the higher education. 
The Roxbury Latin School, in which Mr. Forbes was the first sub- 
master, is second to none in the country in its work, and it owes much of 
Its success to the consecrated purpose and tireless life of this teacher 
Indeed, those who knew him best feel that probably he would not have 
died so young but that he gave himself with such unstinted readiness to 
the honor and service of this school. As Mr. Collar, the accomplished 
principal, said to the boys on Monday, the school day was not long 
enough for him ; he would be at work in the school-house till it was dark 
and after. The school week was not long enough for him ; he would be 
at work in the laboratory on what were holidays to the boys. And the 
school year was not enough for him ; he gave his vacations, as he gave his 
term-time, to the interests 'of the school. At the end of the summer 
vacation he has suddenly died, to the great loss of the school and to the 
grief of all who knew him. 

Mr. Forbes was a graduate of Amherst College of the class of 1875. 
His class was a distinguished one, and he was one of the highest scholars.' 
It is a pathetic thing to observe that the first three scholars of that class 
have now all left this world— let us hope for higher service. While he was 
yet in college, Mr. Forbes had done some work as a teacher in Easthamp- 
ton, but, almost as soon as he graduated, he was selected by Mr. Collar, 
from among a large number of young men, as an assistant in the Rox- 
bury Latin School. Immediately he justified the choice which had been 
made ; from that moment to this, his work was satisfactory and more than 
satisfied the trustees of the school, and from stage to stage he has been 
advanced in its service until, in the last year, in Mr. Collar's absence in 
Europe, he has been the head of the school. 



372 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

He owed this advancement and the distinction which he had gained 
among teachers of the higher schools of the country partly to singular 
ability as a teacher, but chiefly, I should say, to the determination which 
he carried into all his work — a determination which commanded success. 
We are told that memory and perseverance are the two qualities which 
result in genius in fine art; certainly it has appeared in Mr. Forbes' life 
that the steady purpose which he carried into every branch of teaching has 
commanded success. He believed in his profession ; he believed through 
and through in education. It seemed sometimes as if he thought that 
everything was possible to a teacher who shrank from nothing. And so 
it proved that, as if without reference to his own special mental qualifica- 
tions, he succeeded in the difl^erent branches of a great school like this, so 
that we are speaking of him now as a successful teacher of the classics, a 
successful teacher of mathematics, and a successful teacher of physics. 
This means that he " highly resolved " that his work in every line should 
be as good as he could make it, and addressed himself to it without any 
backward wish that he were doing something else. 

A few years ago, as our readers know, the authorities of Harvard 
College gave to the study of physics a place in the requisites for examina- 
tion, in which a student may now ofl^er himself at Cambridge, instead of 
ofl^ering what used to be required in Greek. In more cases than one, the 
masters of the great classical schools showed some reluctance to adapt 
their schools to this requisition. They were used to teaching Latin and 
Greek ; they did not care to teach hydrostatics and dynamics. But to 
Mr. Forbes, to whom was assigned this department in the Roxbury Latin 
School, it offered itself simply as one more opportunity to increase the 
good which that school was doing. He addressed himself outside the 
school-time to the rearrangement of the laboratory and to perfecting him- 
self in the methods of teaching in those branches. The consequence was 
that the boys who worked under him imbibed an enthusiasm for the new 
study, and when they were presented at Cambridge passed with singular 
success. I have been told that their examination books at Cambridge 
made, for the time, a sort of model of what it was desirable to attain. I 
know that hundreds of teachers from all parts of the country have visited 
Mr. Forbes to inquire as to his methods, to see him at his work, with the 
wish that they might adapt his suggestions to the schools in which they 
were engaged. Here is a fine instance of the readiness with which he was 
willing to take up any duty, even though it were new, or, if you please, 
disagreeable, and do it the very best. 

It is impossible to fill the place of such a man. He leaves a memory 
which will always serve the young men with whom he had to do ; and the 
sympathy of the whole community should go out to his coadjutors in 
work and to the family which he leaves behind. 



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His home was a singularly happy home. It was a pleasure to see 
him among his children, and to know that he had such thorough relaxa- 
tion in the midst of the cares which he had so readily assumed. 

It is difficult to realize that Mr. Forbes, who has so long filled a 
large place in the Roxbury Latin School, is no longer with us. The days 
go by, we take up our tasks again, but we miss his tace and his daily greet- 
ing. The lapse of time cannot emphasize the loss of one whose lite was 
so closely interwoven with the life of the school ; for to his zeal and 
untiring effort this school owes in a large measure its high place among 
the preparatory schools of the country. 

George Fairfield Forbes was born in Hartford, Ct., March 15, 1849. 
Early in his boyhood he displayed that energy which marked him as a 
man. He was a leader among his mates, studious, apt in games and sports 
of every kind. After his graduation from the Harttord High School, at 
the age of sixteen, he began teaching in the country district schools. 

His first experience in teaching was in Bolton, Ct., a difficult place for 
a young man to fill. Though many of the scholars were older and larger 
than himself, he proved, in tact and muscle, equal to the occasion, and from 
that time on his success as a teacher was assured. From Bolton he went 
to Tompsonville, Ct., where he served with great satisfaction for two years. 

In the Spring of 1869, determined to secure an education, he entered 
Williston Seminary, Easthampton, Mass., to prepare for college. After 
a hard struggle — for he was wholly dependent upon his own exertions — 
he graduated class salutatorian in 1871. He entered Amherst College the 
same autumn, and for four years earned his way by private teaching. 
While in college Mr. Forbes won several prizes, notably the Kellogg prize 
for oratory; this distinction, together with his great general popularity, 
won for him at graduation his election as Class Orator, the highest honor 
in the gift of his mates. 

Choosing teaching as his life work, he accepted a position in the Rox- 
bury Latin School, where he remained until his death, September 20, i 890. 
From the start it was clear that he was the right man in the right place. 
For a number of years past he has ranked as first sub-master of the 
school, and in Mr. Collar's absence was trusted with the management of 
the school. During his fifteen years of service, Mr. Forbes taught, and 
taught successfully, nearly every branch offered by the curriculum of the 
school. Every task which he attempted, however disagreeable, was car- 
ried through with the same energy, the same high purpose and disregard 
of self. In whatever path his duty led him he met with the same success. 

But it was left for him to win his greatest success in the department 
of Physics, which, we may say, he created. When the old method of 
teaching physics gave way to the laboratory system in the preparation of 
boys for the Harvard College examinations, Mr. Forbes determined that 



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THE SHANNON FAMILY 



his school should stand second to none in the adoption of the innovation. 
What the result was we all know, or ought to know. Embarrassed at 
almost every step by a lack of funds, from his own brain, and often by his 
own hands, Mr. Forbes constructed a physical outfit surpassed by no 
similar institution. Using as a basis the crude and meagre pamphlet 
issued by the college, he devised a brilliant laboratory method, which not 
only fitted boys for college, but gave them a working knowledge of physi- 
cal laws and scientific apparatus. There was no experiment which he did 
not rewrite and make more practicable ; no piece of apparatus which he 
did not improve or replace by some ingenious device of his own. Neces- 
sity compelled him, after planning an experiment, to be his own mechanic 
and carpenter in preparing it for use. Nature had well fitted him tor such 
work; he had a wonderful mechanical genius and skill as an inventor, a 
fact evidenced by his automatic railroad gate, for which he secured a patent. 
The fame of his work spread to other schools, so that hardly a week passed 
without one or more visitors to see Mr. Forbes and his laboratory. Of those 
none departed without bearing away many useful hints for his own work. 

All through the last summer of his life, Mr. Forbes was busily at 
work planning and fitting out an advanced course in physics, to complete 
the elementary course already established. This, which bade fair to be 
his most brilliant work, was left unfinished by his early death. 

Mr. Forbes' home life was exceptionally bright and happy. June 
28, 1877, ^^ married Miss Elizabeth L. P. Shannon, of Boston, who sur- 
vives him, together with three children, two daughters and a son. 

We learn many a lesson from Mr. F'orbes' life and work. Elsewhere 
Mr. Collar speaks glowing words of his faithfulness, his earnest purpose, 
his accurate scholarship, his devotion to his work. I have never known 
a teacher who put so much of himself into his work. We can sum up 
Mr. Forbes' life in two words : faithfulness and cordiality. As I look 
back my memory dwells with pleasure on three pictures: Mr. Forbes at 
home with his children ; in the laboratory surrounded by boys, solving 
their difficulties by a word here, a hint there; and brightest of all — the 
memory of Mr. F'orbes as we parted in June, when with the same hearty 
cordiality with which he welcomed me, a stranger to the school, he bade 
us good-bye with wishes for a pleasant summer — a summer that was to 
end his work among men. We shall keep long in our hearts the memory 
of a conscientious teacher and a faithful friend. c. w. g. 

Children of George and Elizabeth Forbes : 

640. Elizabeth, b. January 5, 1881. 

641. George Shannon, b. March 17, 1882. 

642. Martha, b. February 18, 1884; d. February 19, 1884. 

643. Anita Prentice, b. October 5, 1889. 



376 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

644. SAMUEL ADAMS SHANNON7 [364], (Samuel 
Tebbets^, Richard Cutts^, Thomas+, Cutts-', Nathaniel% Na- 
thaniel'), son of Samuel Tebbets and Martha Ann Prentice 
(Stevens) Shannon, was born in Saco, Me., June 18, 1854. He 
married, January 12, 1882, Lucy Eliott Crockett, who was born 
in Boston, Mass., June 17, 1852, the daughter of Seldon and 
Lucy (Eliott) Crockett. 

Mr. Shannon is engaged in the wholesale paper business in 
Boston, and resides at Newton Centre, Mass. 

Child of Samuel Adams and Lucy : 
645. Lucy Eliott, b. September 19, 1884. 

646. HELEN AUGUSTA SHANNON^ [376], (Isaac 
Waldron^, William^, Thomas+, Cutts^, Nathaniel', Nathaniel'), 
daughter of Isaac Waldron and Emaline Augusta ( Harris] Shan- 
non, was born in South Boston, Mass., December i, 1836. She 
married. May 12, 1868, Alfred Brewer Brown, who was born 
in Boston, Mass., July 8, 1842, the son of John Porter and 
Rosalie Sibyl Brown. Mr. Brown served in the United States 
Navy through the Civil War as Paymaster's Clerk on board the 
U. S. S. Commodore Perry. He is secretary ot the School Board 
of the city of Salem, Mass., where he resides. 

Children of Alfred and Helen Brown : 

647. John Porter, b. March 12, 1869; m. March 6, 1895, 

Elizabeth Helen Oilman, the daughter of Charles Hamil- 
ton and Annie Maria (Sargent) Gilman. 

648. Eilery, b. February 27, 1876. 

649. ARTHUR WILLIS SHANNON7 [379], (Isaac 
Waldron^ William^, Thomas+, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
son of Isaac Waldron and Emeline Augusta (Harris) Shannon, 
was born in Salem, Mass., December 30, 1847, '"^'^ educated in 



SEVENTH GENERATION 377 

the public schools of that city. By occupation a railroad engi- 
neer. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War 
He married, August 17, 1867, Martha Dixon, who was born 
April 6, 1847, the daughter of William and Margaret Dixon, 
of Lowell, Mass. 

Children of Arthur Willis and Martha : 

650. Edwin Willis, b. December 4, 1868. 

651. Frank Dixon, b. November 30, 1871. 

652. Isaac Waldron, b. August 13, 1880. 




CAPT. AUGUSTUS VAUGHAN SHANNON. 



653. AUGUSTUS VAUGHAN SHANNON7 [389] 
(William Augustus^, William^, Thomas+, Cutts3, NathanieP,' 
Nathaniel'), son of WilHam Augustus and Juliet (Clark) Shan- 
non, was born in Northampton, Mass., November 28, 1836. 

He was commissioned by Governor Andrew Captain of 
Company H, Forty-ninth Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteers, 



378 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

for service in the Civil War; was mustered into the service of 
the United States, October 28, 1862, for nine months, and was 
honorably discharged, September i, 1863, upon the muster out 
of his regiment. 

Mr. Shannon married, July i, 1867, Sarah Cornelia Hyde, 
who was born January 10, 1844, the daughter of Alexander and 
Cornelia Hyde, of Lee, Mass., where he was for a number of 
years employed as superintendent of the mills ot the Smith 
Paper Co. 

He died suddenly of heart failure, December 15, 1900, 
after an illness of only a few hours. 

The following obituary was published in " The Valley 
Gleaner," of Lee, Mass., December 19, 1900: 

Capt. A. V. Shannon died at his home on West Center street 
at 3 o'clock Saturday morning after an illness of only a few hours. 
He had been about the village the previous day, and did not go 
home until late in the afternoon. He complained of severe pain 
in the chest, and Dr. Hassett was summoned and at once dis- 
covered that Mr. Shannon was in a critical condition, suffering 
from heart failure. All the aid that medical skill and the assist- 
ance of friends could render was of no avail, and he died a little 
after 3 o'clock. 

Capt. Shannon possessed in a marked degree some personal 
characteristics that have made him a prominent figure in Lee. He 
was the son of William and Juliette Shannon, and was born at 
Northampton, Nov. 28, 1836. He came to Lee at an early age, 
and as he had a rare ability and taste for music he was given an 
education in that line, and took up music as a profession. He 
accepted a position as instructor at Galveston, Texas, and was 
there when the war broke out. His sympathies being with the 
north, he got away from the city on a blockade runner, was cap- 
tured and brought to the Brooklyn navy yard, and escaped from 
there and made his way to Lee. He organized a company and 
enlisted with the 49th Massachusetts volunteers under Gen. 
Bartlett, and was captain of Co. H. The record of this company 
at Port Hudson is well known. 

After the war he returned to Lee and made an overland trip to 



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379 



Montana with an ox team, at the time gold was discovered there, 
and in this venture he was fairly successful. 

On his return to Lee he became superintendent of Smith Paper 
Company's Eagle mill, and later of their Housatonic mill and 
became an expert papermaker. Later Mr. Shannon had charge 
for some time of a big paper manufacturing plant at Malone, 

As a musician Mr. Shannon was exceptionally gifted. He had 
an expression as a pianist that was far superior to anything which 
could be acquired by mere mechanical training, and his brilliant 
success as a band master gave him a reputation as a leader second 
to none in Western Massachusetts. 

Another prominent characteristic in Mr. Shannon was his love 
for military matters. He had all the qualifications of figure, bear- 
ing, taste and discipline desired in the successful tactician. He has 
acted as training master for many semi-military organizations 
locally, and always with success. 

He was a member of Scott Bradley post and for two years had 
been chief engineer of the Lee fire district. Mr. Shannon was of a 
genial, open-hearted nature, and made many friends, and claimed 
among his intimate acquaintances some of the most prominent 
men of Berkshire. 

Mr. Shannon was married July i, 1867, to Miss Sarah C, 
daughter of the late Alexander Hyde of Lee. Their only son 
died about 12 years ago, but they have one daughter, Miss Mary 
C. Shannon, who is a teacher in Springfield. For the bereaved 
family, and for Mr. Shannon's aged mother, the very deepest 
sympathy is expressed. 

At a meeting of the several fire companies within the Lee Fire 
District, held this i8th day of December, 1900, the following 
resolutions were adopted : 

Resolved, That by the death of Capt. A. V. Shannon, Chief 
Engineer of the Lee Fire District, we have lost an official com- 
petent in all his duties, strict and exacting in discipline, yet cour- 
teous and obliging to all subordinates. We recognize that the 
present efficiency and the equipment of the several companies is 
due in large measure to his personal effisrts, and we would make 
public record of our high estimate of him as an official and friend 
of the firemen. 

Resolved, 7^hat we hereby express our sorrow at his death, and 
extend to his family our sincere sympathy. That the headquarters 
of the several companies be draped in appropriate form for the 
period of 30 days. That a copy of these resolutions be entered 



38o THK SHANNON FAMILY 

upon the records of each company, presented to the family of the 
deceased, and published in the local paper. 



The following obituary also appeared in "The Sun," of 
Pittsiield, Mass., December, 20, 1900: 

Capt. A. V. Shannon, well known in this county, was suddenly 
stricken down last Friday afternoon and death came early Saturday 
morning. Ihe announcement of his death was the first news that 
many had that he was ill, and it came as a shock to the community. 

Mr. Shannon was born in Northampton. He came to Lee 
when a youth and had spent most of his life here. He married 
Miss Sarah Hyde, daughter of the late Deacon Alexander Hyde, 
who, with his aged mother and one daughter, survives him. Capt. 
Shannon had many most excellent qualities. He was a member 
of the G. A. K. post, was chief engineer of the Lee fire district and 
had held several town offices. His musical talent was of a high 
order and his reputation as a musical director was well known. 

Mr. Shannon's age was 64 years. His funeral was largely 
attended Monday afternoon at the Congregational Church, Rev. 
Dr. Sherrill officiating. Delegations from the G. A. R. and the 
fire companies attended. 

Children of y\ugustus V'aughan and Sarah: 
654. Wellington Hyde, b. April 14, 1868; d. January 5, 1888. 

The following obituary was published in "The Valley 
Gleaner," of Lee, Mass., January, 1888: 

TIk- iliriinistaiufs attciuling the death of the lali' \()iiiig 
VVcllingion Hyde Shannon were- such that, combined with his 
own personal character and his wide connection with kindred, 
who, generation after generation, have been identified with the 
best interests of Lee, renders it an event peculiarly sad and 
impressive to all the citi/.cns of the town, and to many who, 
familiar with the facts, sympathize with those more immediately 
bereaved. His rnaternal grandfather was the late Alexander 
Hyde, the historian of Lee, and a man who, for many years, 
was a conspicuous and beneficial actor in the town's history. 
One of his great-grandfathers was the Rev. Dr. Hyde, the cele- 
brated divine who had, and who has to this day, a wonderful 
influence upon the character of Lee. Another of his great- 
grandfathers was Hon. George Hull, of Sandistield, who was 



SEVENTH GENERATION 381 

Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts from 1836 to 1843. 
Young Shannon was the last male representative of the Hyde 
family in Lee. 

In this country where little is hereditary, the facts which we 
have stated entail no right to any distinction which may not be 
equally contended for by the humblest, we would not have it 
otherwise ; but the inspiration of the memory of such an ances- 
try ought to be a powerful incentive to a course of conduct 
worthy of them. 

Naturally and inevitably all the well informed citizens of a 
town like Lee watch closely and jealously to see if any youth 
under such obligations worthily fulfills them. The sorrow of 
the whole community in the death of young Shannon is proof 
that in his case his acquaintances believed they would have been 
fulfilled. He grew to manhood with the perfect physical pro- 
portions which nature never accords to those who violate her 
laws. He is truthfully described as six feet in height, straight 
as an arrow and a model of manly proportions, and it might well 
be added that in face and expression he was as noble as in form. 
He had already become an accomplished young gentleman, 
admired and loved in all his social relations, courteous, cordial' 
a graduate of the Lee High School, well informed as to facts,' 
and possessing the ability to discuss them. When young 
Wellington Hyde Shannon was stricken with the disease which 
ended his life, there was no young man in Berkshire whose 
promise for the future was brighter. 

The death of any young man in the morning of his youth 
and with the promise which youth offers, never fails to call forth 
our sympathies, but in this case there was the deepest and 
saddest cause for them. 

It is said "his graduating class of the Lee High School, the 
Young Men's Debating Club and the Reliance Hook and 
Ladder Co., with beautiful floral tokens of regard, accompanied 
his body to its grave." 



* 



* 



655. Mary Cornelia, b. September 19, 1869. 



656. MARY CLARK SHANNON7 I390J, (William 
Augustus^ William?, Thomas*, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
daughter of William Augustus and Juliet (Clark) Shannon, was 
born in Northampton, Mass., March 25, 1839. She married, 
June 19, 1861, Wellington Smith, who was born December 15, 



382 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

I 841, the son of John Randolph and Parthenia Yale Smith, of 
Lee, Mass. She died in Lee, Mass., October 18, 1877. 




MARY CLARK (SHANNON) SMITH. 



The following notice of her death was published in the 
" Gleaner and Advocate," of Lee, Mass., October 24, 1877 : 

Occupying the social position in the community she did, and with 
the sweet, lovable traits she possessed, the unexpected death of 
Mrs. Mary Shannon, wife of Wellington Smith, which occurred 
on Thursday afternoon, made a profound impression and called 
out a wide feeling of grief The large attendance at her funeral 
Sunday afternoon, when the Congregational church was filled, and 
the touching tributes to her character and worth heard on every 
hand, show that her loss will be felt far beyond the circle of friends 
to whom she was especially near and dear. The funeral services, 
simple though tender and impressive, were conducted by Rev. L. 
S. Rowland, pastor of the church, who had returned from the 
Congregational council at Detroit for this purpose. Passages of 
scripture, opening with the ever-fresh and ever-beautiful Beati- 
tudes, were read, followed by the familiar hymn, " I would not live 
alway," and a half-hour discourse, with prayer. The services 
closed with the hymn " Jesus, lover of my soul," a favorite with 
the departed one, and the benediction. A large number availed 
themselves of the opportunity given to take a last look at the fea- 
tures of their friend, and many accompanied the body to its final 
resting place in God's acre. 

Mrs. Smith was the only daughter of William A. Shannon of 
this village, and was born at Northampton, March 25, 1839. 
She came to Lee to reside when nine years old, and here received 



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in our common and high school her education. At the age of 18 
she united with the Congregational church. In 1861 she was 
married to Mr. Smith, and as a wife and mother has been most 
faithful. As the center of a cultivated home, she will be widely 
mourned by the many who have enjoyed that hospitality she dis- 
pensed with such rare liberality and grace. 



Children of Wellington and Mary Smith : 

657. Augustus Randolph, b. April i, 1863; m. October 13, 

1886, in Lee, Mass., Annie Butler Foote, who was 
born in Lee, Mass., December 14, 1864, the daughter 
of Theron L. Foote. 
Children of Augustus and Annie Smith : 

i. JuHet Shannon, b. October 8, 1887, in Lee, Mass. 

ii. Elsie Waldron, b. July 19, 1890, in Lee, Mass. 

iii. Lucile Foote, b. November 26, 1 891, in Lee, Mass. 

658. Mary Shannon, b. August 21, 1869. 



659. LILIAS LYON SHANNON^ [407], (Horatio Nel- 
son , Thomas Westbrooke Waldron*, Thomas^, Cutts', Nathan- 
iel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Horatio Nelson and Sarah Lyon 
(Hawes) Shannon, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 25, 1859. 
She married, February 18, 1880, Edward Thaxter Cushing, of 
Dorchester, Mass. She died in Boston, Mass., December 31, 
1885, of heart disease. 



Mrs. Cushing possessed many beautiful and brilliant traits of 
character. She was educated at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., and after- 
wards graduated from Miss Porter's School at Farmington, Conn.; 
but continued her studies and literary attainments until her death. 
She was beloved by everyone who knew her. Her broad and 
generous nature sympathized with misfortune or rejoiced in the 
happiness of all whom she met, whether strangers or friends ; and 
all conditions of child-life, from the ragged and dirty child of the 
street to the happier little ones, clothed and protected, were dear 



384 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

to her. Lovely in heart, mind and person, she is remembered and 
loved as one among the few of whom it seems impossible to say 
" She is dead," because such life must be eternal. — E. V. T. 




LILIAS LYON (SHANNON) GUSHING. 

Children of Edward and Lilias Gushing : 
660. Edith Lilias, b. October 26, 1881 ; m. August 3, 1904, in 
Kennebunkport, Me., Lieut. George Audley Derbyshire, 
U.S.A., who was born August 3, 1878, the son of 
James Harry and Ann (Epps) Derbyshire, of Rich- 
mond, Va. 

Lieut. Derbyshire was educated at the Virginia Military 
Institute, of Lexington, Va., — graduating in the class of 
1899. He was appointed 2d Lieutenant in the Porto 
Rico Provisional Regiment of Infantry December 27, 
1901 ; promoted ist Lieutenant March 22, 1902, and 
honorably discharged from that service October 30, 1902. 

He was commissioned 2d Lieutenant in the Twenty- 
third Infantry, U. S. A., October 28, 1902, and served 
in the Philippine Islands until ordered home early in 
1 904. He is now stationed at San Francisco, Cal. 



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661. Robert Shannon, b. August 14, 1883, at Narragansett Pier, 
R. I., and died of scarlet fever in New York City, March 

23, 1889. 



662. EDITH HORATIA SHANNON7 [408], (Horatio 
Nelson^. Thomas Westbrooke Waldron\ Thomas+, Cuttsj', Na- 
thaniel, Nathaniel'), daughter of Horatio Nelson and Sarah 
Lyon (Hawes) Shannon, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., August 
8, i860. She married, April 30, 1885, at St. George's Church, 
Hanover Square, London, Eng., Col. Charles Williams Southcote 
Hallett, son of Colonel Hallett, of Seaton, Devonshire, Eng. 

Col. Charles W. S. Hallett was lirst commissioned in the 
British Army, November 20, 1875, a Lieutenant in the " Royal 
Scots" Regiment; appointed Captain, November 4, 1882, on 
the Commissariat and Transport Staff; was stationed at Bermuda 
from 1883 to 1886; was appointed Colonel of the " Royal Scots " 
Regiment in 1899, and stationed for service in Poona, India. 

Child of Charles and Edith Hallett : 
663. Clements John Southcote, b. February 20, 1886, in New 
York City. 

664. WILLIAM CUMMINGS SHANNON7 [430], (Na- 
thaniel^, Thomas^, Nathaniel*, Cutts^ NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
son of Dr. Nathaniel and Lucy M. (Cummings) Shannon, was born 
May 8, I 85 I, in Loudon, N. H.; was graduated at Bowdoin Col- 
lege in 1872, and at the Bellevue Hospital College of Medicine 
of New York in 1875; was commissioned by President Grant, 
June 26, 1875, Assistant Surgeon, U.S.A., and promoted, June 
26, 1880, to Captain Assistant Surgeon. 

During the years 1891-93 he was detailed as surgeon to 
accompany Survey Corps No. i of the Intercontinental Railway 
Commission, to make a survey for the Intercontinental Railway 



386 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

route through the RepubHcs of (juatemala, Salvador, Honduras, 
Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. On this expedition Dr. Shannon was 
specially charged with the duty of collecting data of interest 
regarding the flora of the countries traversed. The collection 
thus made included nearly a thousand rare plants, which were 
preserved in duplicate, together with descriptive notes. This 
collection was classilied by eminent botanists, especially Prof. 
Smith, of Baltimore, who retained a set, which will eventually 
go to Johns Hopkins University. The duplicate set went to 
Harvard University and to Kew Gardens, London, and other 
institutions. 

On April 18, 1895, Captain Shannon was promoted to 
Major Surgeon, and on May 8, 1895, married Ellen Elizabeth 
Poppleton, the daughter of Andrew J. and Caroline S. Poppleton, 
of Omaha, Nebraska. 

Just before his marriage he took a six months course in 
bacteriology at the Johns Plopkins University, Baltimore, that he 
might qualify himself thoroughly in the latest advances in his 
profession ; and in his work at Fort Custer, Montana, where he 
was afterwards stationed, he was much in his laboratory and made 
constant use ot the microscope. 

He remained at his post of duty until he was entirely dis- 
abled by illness, — knowing, during the last months ot his service, 
the alarming character of his illness and the risks he ran in con- 
tinuing to work. His last post was Jackson Barracks, New 
Orleans, where one morning he suddenly lost the power ot speech, 
the result of the advance of Bright's disease. He then went on 
sick-leave, and shortly after was retired trom active service, April 
23, 1898. 

As above stated. Major Shannon married, in 1895, Ellen 
Elizabeth Poppleton, the daughter ot Andrew J. Poppleton, a 
prominent lawyer of Omaha, Nebraska, a graduate of Union 




MAJOR WJLLIAM CUMMINGS SHANNON, U. S. A. 



SEVENTH GENERATION 387 

College, and for twenty years the general attorney of the Union 
Pacific R. R. Co. His family was of English origin. His 
grandfather, Samuel Poppleton, served in the Revolutionary War. 
Major Shannon, after his retirement from active service, 
resided part of the time, as his health permitted, on his farm at 
Elkhorn, Nehraska, where he died April 21, 1905. 



* 



Durmg his long illness from Bright's disease, which he bore with 
unfailing cheerfulness and courage, he was able in a great measure 
to enjoy the interests and pleasures of Oakland farm, where he 
spent several summers. His winters were passed in Arizona and 
in the autumns he went to Arizona and later to Hot Springs, 
Ark., where he had built a winter home. He was very hospitable 
and genial in his disposition, and especially enjoyed the companion- 
ship of his friends, who were many, both in army and civil life. 
His funeral services were read by Dean Beecher at his home and 
he was buried in the village cemetery, a beautiful place on the 
hillside, looking far off to the valley of the Platte, a place which 
he had chosen. — Omaha Daily Bee, April 26, 1905. 



665. THOMAS RAND SHANNON7 [431], (Nathaniel^ 
Thomas', Nathaniel+, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of 
Dr. Nathaniel and Lucy M. (Cummings) Shannon, was born 
May 10, 1853. He was graduated in 1875 from the Pharma- 
ceutical College in Boston, Mass., and is engaged in the drug 
business at Hartford, Conn. 

Mr. Shannon was twice married; first, April 2, 1879, to 
Lucia Porter Allen, who was born May 31, 1854, and died May 
6, 1892. He married, second, June 27, 1898, Mrs. Nellie V. 
(Lawrence) Lloyd, the daughter of Alexander and Catherine 
Lawrence. 

Child of Thomas Rand and Lucia : 
666. Robert Hayden, b. December 26, 1879; d. October 26, 
1898. 



}HK 



TIIK SHANNON I■'AM1I,^■ 



mi. i:i)\VARI) Wi'lSTON shannon^ |4;^2|, (Na- 
tliaiiic-1'', 'rliomas'i, Nathaniel', ("iitts', NathanicP, Nathaniel'), 
son ol ! )r. Nathaniel and Lufy M. (Cu minings) Shannon, was 
l>i)rn in Lomlon, N. II., May i, 1^97. I It-' was i>ie[)arc-ii lor 
lollegc- at the Boston Latin Scliool, aiul was gracliiatccl at Harvard 
University in 1 H79. He afterwards pursneii the stnily of law and 
was admitted to the har at Kansas City, Mo., where he has since 
heiMi engageii in the prattice oi his profession, e\(.e[Uini; h)r a 
lew \ears when lie serveil as judge. 

He married, August 20, iSS.|., i'.lla !'. 'I'ueker, who was 
horn l''ehruar\' 10, |S<^S, the daughter ot |oseph and Susan A. 
i'uekei-, ol" i'ortland. Me. 

Child ol lulwanl Weston and I'dla: 
(^(^X. Marguerite, I). June :<>, iSS^. 

li(S9. NArilANIi:!, N'AlKillAN SHANNON' |4-,4l, 
(Nathaniel'', 'rhomas\ Nathaniel', Cutts', Nathaniel', Nathan- 
iel'), son ot Dr. Nathaniel and i,uey M. (Cummings) Shannon, 
was horn )uly 6, iS^^. He was graduated from the I'ortland 
High Seho(d in iSSi ; Irom the Massachusetts College ot Phar- 
macy in iSSS; and trom the Meilical Schot)! ot the University 
of Pennsylvania in 1H94. Dr. Shannon was appointed to the 
Out-patient Stat} oi the Camhridge Hospital in 1S96. 

He married, January 27, I1S9S, Sarah (J. Whitney, who was 
hoi II )anuary 7, 1 H64, the daughter of John anil Mary Whitney, 
of Ahineton, Mass. 



670. HARRIKT I^LI'/AHI-.TH SHANNON" I445I, 
((;eorge Vaughai/', Nathaniel N'aughan', NathanieH, Cutts', 
Nathaniel', Nathaniel'), daughter oi (ieorge Vaughan and 
Liicinda (Home) Shannon, was Imrn in Moultoidn)ro, N. II., 



SEVENTH GENERATIf^N .^y^ 

March 5, 1835. She married iJenjamin Beigham Forristal, wh<j 
was born May 2, 1830, the son of Joseph M. and Fanny For- 
ristal, of Troy, N. H. He is a stone-mason by trade. Resi- 
dence, Cliftondale, Mass. 

Children of Benjamin and Harriet Forristal : 
67J. Rosabel!, b. August 18, 1853; d. August ji, 1853. 

672. Fdwin Beigham, b. August 18, 1864. 

673. Fred Greenwood, b. December 10, 1869. 



674. FDWIN WOODBURY SHANNON^ [446,] 
(George Vaughan^ Nathaniel Vaughan^, Nathaniel, Cutts'^ 
NathanieP, Nathaniel';, son of George Vaughan and Fucinda' 
(Home; Shannon, was born in Moultonhon;, N. H., May 20, 
1845; ^ farmer by occupation. 

He enlisted in Company G, Twelfth Regiment, New 
Hampshire Volunteers, September 9, 1862, and was wounded at 
the battle of Chancellorsville, May 3, 1863. He served to the 
close of the war and was honorably discharged in June, 1865. 

Mr. Shannon married Susie Smith, of Rumford, Me., who 
died June 3, 1879. He resides at Moultonboro on his farm. 

Child of Fdwin Woodbury and Susie: 
675. Xellie, b. December 30, 1877. 



676. GEORGIANNA SHANNON^ [447], (George 
Vaughan^ Nathaniel Vaughan 5, Nathaniel^ Cutts^ NathanieP, 
Nathaniel',, daughter of George Vaughan and Lucinda (HorneJ 
Shannon, was born in -Moultonboro, N. H., January i, 1850. 
She married, October 4, 1870, Franklin Benjamin Piper, who 
was born November 7, i 847, the son of Luther F. and Harriet 
Piper, of Jaffrey, N. H. Residence, Troy, N. H. 



390 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Children ot Franklin and Georgianna Piper : 

677. George Luther, b. September 13, 1874. 

678. Everett Edwin, b. August 18, 1877. 

679. Winfield, b. January 22, 1880. 

680. Anna Viola, b. November 13, 1881 ; d. October 13, 1883. 



681. FRANK SHANNON7 [448], (George Vaughan^ 
Nathaniel Vaughan^, Nathaniel^, Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), 
son of George Vaughan and Lucinda (Home) Shannon, was 
born in Moultonboro, N. H., September 13, 1857. He married, 
September 3, 1876, Augusta Eldora Wiggin, who was born 
November 5, 1858, the daughter of Charles A. and Hannah 
Wiggin, of Tuftonborough, N. H. Residence, Mirror Lake, 
N. H. 

Children of Frank and Augusta : 

682. Charlie Edwin, b. July 10, 1877; drowned June 17, 1893. 

683. Lena Gertrude, b. September +, 1884; m. September 22, 

1897, Frederick L. Osborne. 
Child of Frederick and Lena Osborne : 
i. Ethelyn Shannon, b. October 22, 1898. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 



391 



EIGHTH GENERATION 



684. NATHANIEL SHANNON^ [481], (Nathaniel', 
Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel+, Nathaniel, Nathaniel^ Na- 
thaniel'), the son ot Nathaniel and Rosina (Arnold) Shannon, 
was born September 18, 1840. He served in the Union Army 
during the Civil War as a private in Company B, Thirty-eighth 
Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry ; was severely wounded before 
Petersburg, V^a., July 30, 1864, and taken prisoner; was mus- 
tered out of the military service July 26, 1865. He married, in 
I 866, Mary Barker. Residence, McDill, Portage Co., Wis. 

Children ot Nathaniel and Mary: 

685. Ida, b. March 10, 1867. 

686. Henry, b. March 10, 1869; d. January 3, 1888. 

687. Walter, b. December 10, 1876; d. January, 1886. 

688. Diana, b. March 15, 1879; d. January, 1886. 

689. .Frank, b. October 5, 1888; d. May 7, 1889. 

690. Champion, b. November 6, 1890; d. February i, 1891. 



691. MARY SHANNON^ [482], (NathanieF, Nathan- 
iel*^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel'), 
daughter of Nathaniel and Rosina (Arnold) Shannon, was born 
June 26, 1842. She married, April 3, 1859, John E. Phillips, of 
Grandville, Kent Co., Mich., where she died November 6, 1886. 

Children of John and Mary Phillips: 

692. Mercy Amarilla, b. August 10, i860; d. January 17, 1864. 

693. Ida Emily, b. December 24, 1861. 

694. Diana Mate, b. July 13, 1863. 

695. George King, b. July 8, 1869. 

696. Orilla May, b. October 25, 1872; d. March 15, 1873. 

697. Carrie Inace, b. April 6, 1874. 



39a 



Till'; SHANNON |•AMll,^• 



6<;S. MntliM May, I). Maidi 7, \X'/(>\ d. Ndvciiiht-r 11, iHHi, 

(>ijij. Jolin I'.ail, I). A|>iil 10, 1K7H; (1. March Hj, iHy;. 

700. I'laiiU Jay, l>. Sf|iti-ml)iT .'.5, iSSi. 

701. I l.niv l>ali-, 1). Manh ,< 1 , 1HH5, 



702. I,^:R()^' shannon*^ 14^31. (NntlKmicl^, Niithan- 
ifl'', Nall);inii-1'', Natlianicll, Natlianic-I ', Nathai\irr, Nathaiiic-l' ), 
son 1)1 Natlianic-I and Rosiiia (Arnold) Shannon, was l)orn 
Maiili .|, iS.|.|. I '',n listed, August 25, 1H64, as a private- in 
(.'oni)ian\' I', I'lllli KcjMmcnt, VVisronsin Inlantrv, wliiili was 
athnlu-il to llu rliiid l)ri!',adc, I'irsl Division ol llu- ()lli Corps, 
Army ol llu- I'otoniar. I li- was nuisti-rcd out of tin- military 
scrvict- |nn(- .-.o, iS<)t;. IK- niaiiii-ii, Di-icmln-r 1 1, 1H6.'., I'.mily 
Moyt-r, who dii-d |nlv .', q. iSS(;. Ri-siik-ntt.-, Stc-vcns Point, 
i'orlaiu- C 'o.. Wis. 

Chililri-n ol 1 ,c-rov and i'.niily : 
70,^ Isalu-lli-, I). S( picmini- ^, 1H6;. 

704. .AriKild, I). April 2:, \H()^. 

705. I lattic, l>. I)i-ct-inl)t'r ;j, 1S67. 
70^). Adt-laiiii-, i). Marili 14, 1 H70. 
707. C'liarlcs, i). A|iril :o, 1H71. 

70S. William I .rrov, 1). April i<;, 1X7;. 

70t>. Stella, I). April 2, 187(1. 

710. Myru Cinicc, h. Novcnihcr jo, iSSj. 



711. NORMAN SHANNON*^' |.|S4|. (Nathanii-r, Na- 
thanii-l'', Na(hanirl\ Nalhanii-I', Nathanit-P, Nalhanic-I'', Na- 
ihanic-l'). son ol Nathaniel and Rosina (ArnoKl) Shannon, was 
iiorn April 1 ^, iS.|(t. I h- tnlisli-il, Dc-t-c-inhrr 1, 186?., as a pri- 
\ati- in C'onipans II, Ihird Rc-i;inunt, W isronsin Cavalry, which 
was siihsi-tpuntK n-organi/cd as Company A ol the same rcgi- 



I'.Kiii I II (;i',Ni',kAri()N 



393 



incnt. 1 h- was honorahly disc liarjM-d lioin llic- military service 
)iily 29, I H65, ami 011 Dctcinlicr 21^, 1 H66, married Viola ()iiaii. 
(liildrcn oi Norman and Viola: 

712. Sibyl K., 1). Novciiil)cr {, \H()-J. 

■Jl]. Wiiliiiin, I). OiIoIkt I ■/, iH()<j. 

714. Avis Viola, 1). July 1, 1S71. 

'J\4„. David I'.., I). Juiil- 20, iS7_j. 

71 5. l-'rcd I I., I). April 10, 1875. 

716. l<'raMk I'',., I). July 1 , 1 H77. 

717. Saimicl II., I). August iH, i«79. 
7i«. John ('., I). August 2(j, i«Hi. 

719. I'orcsl Dciin, h. October i, iSH.j. 

720. Marrictta H., b. October 4, 1HH5. 

721. lulna M., b. August 24, iHHy. 

722. Norman llugh, b. September (j, 1X90. 



723. SAKAII SHANNON", I4S9I, ( Natl.anic-r'', Nathan- 
iel''', Nathaniel, Nathaniel', Nathaniel', Nathanier, Nathaniel'), 
daughter ol Nathaniel and Rosina (Arnold) Shannon, was horn 
March 21, I H49. She married, July 15, i H67, licrlxrt Yorton. 
She died May 1 1, 1HH6. Resided in I'lover Co., Wis. 

Children oi Ilerhert and Sarah Yorton: 
724. Walter C, b. September j, 1S7.J. 



725 
726 
727 
728 



C'(jru H., b. May 17, 187^,. 

I'earl A., b. January 18, 18H1. 

i'eter, b. April 18, i88.j. 

Roy, b, October 3, 1885; d. July 5, 1886, 



729. nANLI':Y SHANNON** |4«6|, (Nathaniel^ Na- 
thaniel''', Nathaniel^, Nathanieh, NathanieP, NatlianieM, Na- 
thaniel'), son ol Nathaniel and Rosina (Arnold) Shannon, was 
horn May 22, iH^i. He married, July 25, 1876, Adalinc Kiek- 
land. Reside at McDill, I'ortage Co., Wis. 



{<,4 'IIIK SHANNON I'AMIIA' 

( 'liil(li'(-M <ii lliiiilcy :iM(l Adiilinc: 

730. Aillmi, I). Scplciiilxi i /, iH/7; (I. .Sc-|>lriiil)rr 24, iSiyS. 

7JI. Miihcl, li. M;ii(li \i, i»7v; <l. Aii^^iisf 25, \H<)H. 

732. I'loyd, l>. July <j, iHK.j; il. August 20, iH^H. 

73J. Daisy, h. April K, 1HK5; <l. Scptcnihcr «, iH^H. 

7J4. I'',iviii, I). l)tHT-ml)cr 6, 1HS7. 

735. Ada May, I). March j, iH(>o. 

j;\G. Ko'iiiia, li. I )<< cinhrr 2S, i«'f2. 

7;}7. Mandic, I). I )(■( ember 12, \Hi).[. 



l.W. ()|,IVI'. SHANNON" I4H7I, (N;ithanic|7, Natlr.m- 
iid'', Natliaiii(d'', Nalhanicr', NalliaiiicM, Nalliaiiirr, Natlianitd ' ), 
(iiUightcr ol Natliaiii(d and Kosiiia (Arnold) Shannon, was horn 
April H, \Hi;t,. She- married, Marili zH, 1H71, Dcvillo I''. 
Iliggins, ol Ml Dill, I'orla^c Co., Wis., where they reside. 

C'hildren ol l)cvillo and ()live Iligj^iiis: 
7;}y. {''orcst Dean, h. April 27, 1K72. 

740. Alhcrt I'raiK'is, I). N()vcii)l)cr 2y, 1H74. 

741. Jriiiiic May, I). May 22, 1H77. 

742. (iraic I'.diia, I). Scplcinhrr 2 j, iKHi. 
74 ^ Kay Marshall, 1). May H, 1SH5. 

744. Mlaiu-lu- Adrllc, I). Octohcr 1 j, iHHv. 

745. I'.rnesf i.eroy, U. April jo, i^vi- 
74^. ImIicI (larc, I). August <;, iH<y<;. 



747. ()i,IVi': MARll'. SHANNON" 1 49.^1, (John', N;i- 
lhani(d'', Nalhanicd'', Nathaniel', Nalhatnel', NathanieP, Na- 
thani(d'), daughter ol )(din and Harriet ( I )e\\ i-y ) Sliannon, was 
honi at VVoll Islaiul, (. anatla, I'ehriiary 1.'., 1 S46. She married, 
lii'st, Se|i(eiid>er (), 1 S69, at Waiipaia, Wis., I'.rdin Connor, a 
larmer, who died |ainiarv S, 1S91 ; married, seiond, l)i-it'nd>er 
29, iSiyS, I'.dminid (roak. 'i'hev reside at ( Jarretson, S. I). 



i.Krii I II (;r.Nij<AiioN 



:m 



C'liildi'cii ol I'.iilin :iii(l Olive ( oiinni: 
74H. (11111011 ( lirsirr, I). J;iiiiiiiiy {, 1H/4; (I. ' >( Kili. 1 H, iKHiy. 

749. A hill r.iiiloii, I). Mardi ^4, 1H76, 

750. Miilicl Dcwi'y, li. June •}, 1H7H. 

751. Annie l.aiiiie. h, May tH, tHH'i; m. July ,|, 1 «'//, Jolm 

0'i).,nnrll, .,1 ( ln.;i|'.,, III. 

( IiiMm I, .,f J. Jill ;in<l Annie ( )' I )i,niie|| : 

1. j'Jlll jlinir-',, ll, 'leplclllliel 'I'l, t'lU/'t'i. 

II. Willi, nil rdiiiiiml i';Mil, li. 'lejiiemliei ij, lijn'i, 

752. VV I I , I , I A iVI !■ K A N K L I N SHANNON" \/\<}^\, 

((oliii'', Nalliaiiirl'', Na(lKiiii( I', Nat liaiiicl', Natlianiel'', Nathan 
id', Nathaniel'), son ol John and I lariict (Dcvvcy; Shaninui, 
was horn at Wolf Island, (anada, (iily ;',4, i H4f;. 

|)iiiiiij' the ( ivil War he ciihstrd 111 ( i)iii|)aiiy I), I illieih 
Kcgiinciit, Wisconsin Inlanliy, and st-rvcd loiiitceii months, whin 
he was dis( haijM-d lot disahility iiic inrcd in line ol duty. 

In 1H715 he maiiieil h loreiK e I'liilonj', at l)ayton, Wis. 

C'hihlrcn ol William I'lankliii and IIomiuc: 
75 j. Leslie I)., I). July 7.4, iHy^. 

754. Until II., ll. January l>, iH/ij. 

755. Marfan- I)., l». Jaimaiy 7, iHHi. 
75^>. Virtie M., I). January \H, iHXj, 

757. Willie ('., I). July r4, iK«K. 

758, l.oycd M., I). I)c(end)er {o, tH(>i. 
y^ij. (ilcniiic I'., Ii. Oitohrr /, iK'>5, 



7(50. ANNIIs LIsNOKA .SHANNON'' \^</>\, ( )olin^ 

Nathaniel'', Nathaniel'', .Nathaniel', Nathaiiier', : ,at haiii(d', Nil- 
thaiiiel'j, daiij'hter ol John and I larriet (Hcwcy) Shannon, WiiK 
horn m Oakdcld, Wis., Novciidicr 115, iH^2. She married, 
AugliKt 6, 1H71, at ( )j;denshiir}';, N. Y., f(diii I''. Sawyer, win* 
died |iine 14, \iy)'). Wry rcsidciK (• is at Wausau, WIh. 



:<y'' 



IIIK SHANNON FAMII-^' 



Cliildicii of loliii ;iiul Annie- Sawyer, all ol whom wt-rc horn 
in Dayton, Wis.: 

761. Schuyler t'olfax, h. May I'j, 1H72. 

762. Clyde Stephen, h. I'ehruary 22, 1H77; m. I)eeeniher4, 1 Hyy, 

Mollic Marie Hraiidt. 
Child of Clyde and Mollie Sawyer: 
i. Vera Avis, h. Kehriiary 26, 1899. 

763. I'.rdie Ashman, h. Octoher 13, 1879. 

764. JOHN I)()WNI<:R SHANNON** I497I, (john^, 
Nathaniel^', Nathanii-1^ Natlianicl', Nathaniel', Nathaniel', Na- 
thaniel'), son ol' )()hn ;ind Harriet (Dewey) Shannon, was horn 
in Wisconsin ]Vl;iy 4, 1^55. lie engaged in i:nining, :iiul was 
twice married; Hrst, to Sarah Dieter, who died. He married 
again in i H90. 

Child of John Downer and Sarah : 
765. Dewey, h. in 1S79. 

7tia WAI;I'I':K SCOI'I' shannon** I499I, (john^, 
Nathaniel'', Nathaniel^ Nathaniel', Nathaniel^ NathanieP, Na- 
thaniel'), son of |ohn and Ihirriet (Dewey) Shannon, was horn 
in Wisconsin )uly 9, iSijS; a farmer hy occupation. He inar- 
rii-d Lillie Anderson. Resiiled in 1 S90 at Slu-fliehl, Ind. 

Children of Walter Scott anil Lillie: 

767. I.iidie. 

768. Kay. 

769. I'ay. 

770. jollM. 



771. \.\7.7AV. SHANNON** I515I, (Ira\ (;eorge^ Na- 
thaniel, Nathaniel', Nathaniel', Nathaniel', Nathaniel' ), daugh- 
ter ol Ira and Sally (Koss) Shannon, was horn in (iilmanton. 



I',l(;il I II (iKNI'.KA'IION 397 

N. II., A])ril S, iS-^4. She manifd, Sc|)tc-ml)fr 2^, 1H9H, jaincs 
lirovvn. 'I'licy settled ii) (ialeiia, III., of vvliicli city lie was made 
postmaster during the administration oj President Arthur. lie 
was also the editor ol the (iaiena " ( ia/.clte." 
Child ol James and Liz/ie Brown : 
772. Al)l)ic May, I). March 15, 1 K64. 



773. (HARM'S IIIm\R^' SHANNON*^ |(;i6|, (Ira^, 
Cieorge*^', Nathaniel'", Nathaniel', NathanieP, NathanieT, Nathan 
iel'), son ol Ira and Sally (Ross) Shannon, was horn in (iilman- 
ton, N. H., July 19, 1H37. lie married, ]nnc 17, 1H62, Laura 
jane Lougce, who was horn June 17, iH-^H, the daughter of 
John and Rebecca Lougee, of Ciilmanton, N. II. lie is a larmcr, 
and they reside at (iilmanton Iron Works, N. II. 

Children of (harles llenry and Laiua: 

774. Ida, I). Novcrriljcr 10, 1H64; d. August 27, rS6S. 

775. Mabel, h. Scptenihcr 7, iH6(y; d. April 12, 1887. 

776. Charles Albert, b. December 3, 1 87 1 ; d. in infancy. 

777. I'lossie, b. September 25, 1874; d. April 16, iH<j^. 
JjH. Carrol, b. November 7, 1877. 



779. (;i;()R(;i<: icdwin shannon" |5i8|, (im^, 

Cieorge*^", Nathaniel', Nathaniel'*, Nathaniel^ NathanieP, Nathan- 
iel'), son of Ira and Sally (Ross) Shannon, was born in (iilman- 
ton, N. H., June i, i H42. He married, October 1 H, 1H65, 
Addie Smith, who was l)orn in October, 1H41, the daughter ot 
Augustus Ward and Julia Ann Smith. Residence, Ciilmanton 
Iron Work.s, N. H. 

Childrer) of (/corge Edwin and Addie: 

780. ('arlton, b. May 24, iHfxj; d. when 1 1 months old. 

781. Winfield Scott, b. June 15, 1874. 



39S TIIK SHANNON 1•'AMIL^■ 

782. C'AROLINl': laJZAHI'/ri 1 SHANNON*^ |52i|, 
(Stt-phciv, (icorgc''', N;ithaiiiel\ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^ Nathan- 
iel", Nathaniel'), daughter of Stephen and Ann I'rescott (Chase) 
Shanni)n, was horn in ( Jilnianton, N. II., May 3, 1S37. She 
married, December 11, 11^55, John (Jlines jewett, of (lilford 
(now Laconia), N. II., who was horn in Meredith (now Laco- 
nia), N. II., September 4, 1S29, the son ot Smith and Statira 
(dlines) jewett, of Meredith (now Laconia), N. H. 

I le was educated at (Jiltord (N. II.) Academy; taught school 
for a consiiierable [H-riod in i/aconia and other towns in New 
Hampshire; was one ot the Board ot Selectmen ot the town ot 
(Jilford during the years i S60, 1S61 and 1S62; was recruiting 
odicer of the town of (iiltoni in \\>()i, tor raising troops tor the 
Union Army ; represented the town ot (iiltord in tiie New 
Hampshire Legislature in the years 1 S67 and 186H; was 
Register of Probate for the County of iielknap from 1HS3 to 
1889; was appointed judge ot the Police Court ot Laconia in 
1 876, and held the otlice until 1891, when he was appointed post- 
master of Laconia, which otlice lie held until 1896. Residence, 
Laconia, N. I L 

Children ot John aiui Caroline [ewett : 
78^"^. Stephen Shaniu)!!, I), in (iiltord (now Laconia), N. II., 
Septcnihcr iS, 1S5K; was ethicatctl in the public schools 
of Laconia and at Gilford (N. H.) Academy. He was 
admitted to the New I huiipsiiire bar in 1880, and has 
since practiced law in Laconia. Was Engrossing Clerk 
of the New Hampshire Legislature in iSS^ ; Clerk ot the 
Supreme Court for Helknap County, N. IL, in 1SS4; 
Assistant Ckik of the New I lanipsliire 1 louse ot Rep- 
resentatives in 18S7 am! 1SS9; A. I). C. on staff of 
Governor (ioodell in iSSy to iSyi ; Ckrk of the New 
Hampshire House of Representatives in i8yi and 189'^; 
Representative from Laconia ami S|ieaker of the New 
1 lampsiiire House ot Representatives in 1895; Repre- 



KHiJCIII (iKNKRATIDN 3^^ 

sentativc from l.aconia and member of the Judiciary 
Committee of New Hampshire House of Representatives 
in 1897; Member of the New Hampshire Senate and 
Chairman of its Judiciary Committee in 1899; Secretary 
of the New Hampshire Republican State Committee 
from 1889 to 1891; Chairman of New Hampshire 
Republican State Committee from 1892 to 1896; City 
Solicitor of Laconia from 1893 to 1901; Chairm'an of 
New liampshire delegation to the Republican National 
Convention, St. Louis, 1896. 

He married, June 30, 1880, Annie I.. Jiray, of Laco- 
nia, N. H., who was born in Bradford, England, January 
6, i860, the daughter of George and Ann Hray, of Laco- 
nia, N. H., formerly of Bradford, Kngland. 
Child of Stephen and Annie Jewett : 

i. 'I'heo Stephen, b. December 24, 1891. 
7«4- John Bradbury, b. (Jttober 21, 1863; m. April 6, 1886, 
Llla LeBarron, who was born June 3, 1 864, the daughter 
of James S. and Lucy Holmes LeBarron, of White River 
Junction, Vt. Mr. Jewett is engaged principally in the 
lumber business in Laconia, N. H., where he resides. 
Children of John and Klla Jewett: 
1. John R., b. December 18, 1887. 
ii. Forest B., b. June 5, 1889; d. January i, 1890. 
III. Edward S., b. June 5, 1889. 
7«5- Katie Belle, b. April 27, 1872; m. April 27, 1892, Dr. 
Thomas Kitson Bruce, who was born January 6, i860, 
the son of Lewis K. and Margaret Kitson Bruce, of 
Boston, Mass. Residence, New York City. 
Child of Thomas and Katie Bruce: 

i. Thomas Kitson, b. December 6, 1895; d- January 
18, 1897. 



786. JONATHAN COFFIN SHANNON^ [522], 
(Stephen^ C;curge^ Nathaniel 5, Nathaniel^ Nathaniel n Nathan- 



400 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

ieP, Nathaniel'), son of Stephen and Ann Prescott (Chase) 
Shannon, was born in Barnstead, N. H., November 29, 1842. 

Mr. Shannon removed to Gihnanton with his parents when 
five years old, and was educated in the public schools of Gihnan- 
ton and at Gilmanton Academy. When nineteen years of age 
he went to Laconia and entered the employ of Folsom 6c Smith, 
general merchants. He went into business for himself in 1865 
in the grocery trade, and continued under various partnerships 
until about 1894. Subsequently he devoted himself to the auc- 
tioneering business, with excellent success, and has a wide reputa- 
tion for his efficiency in this line. 

He was elected Overseer of the Poor tor seven years, and in 
1890 was elected to the Board of County Commissioners. As a 
county official Mr. Shannon was always popular with all classes 
of people, and at the same time a faithful and conscientious public 
servant, always acting as seemed in his judgment to be for the 
best interests of the taxpayers and community. 

Mr. Shannon married, January 28, 1866, Ella Augusta 
Jewett, who was born October 25, 1847, the daughter of Samuel 
S. and Edith A. Jewett, of Laconia, N. H. 

Child of Jonathan Coffin and Ella : 
787. Frank Jewett, b. December 21, t86y; d. August 7, 1898. 



788. ELBRIDGE MORRILL SHANNON*^ [528], 
(Ephraim'', George^, Nathaniel', Nathaniel^, Nathaniel-^ Nathan- 
ieP, Nathaniel'), son of Ephraim and Mary Ann (Hurd) Shan- 
non, was born in Gilmanton, N. H., April 2, 1849. He married 
November 18, 1869, Sarah Amanda Heal, who was born Octo- 
ber 27, I 846, the daughter of Emery and Patience Sarah Heal, 
of Lincolnville Ctr., Me. Residence, Concord, N. H. 



KKJHTH GENERATION 401 

Children of Elbridge and Sarah : 

789. Lester Eugene, b. February 15, 1H73; d. October 6, 1882. 

790. Irene Averill, b. February 23, 1875; "^^ J""^ 9> '897, 

Walter Tyler Emerson, who was born November 5, 1 874, 
the son of Edward Isaiah and Frances Tyler Emerson, 
of Concord, N. H. He died in 1903. 

791. Clarence Downing, b. August 27, 1878; m. September 5, 

1899, Lena Belle Proctor, who was born November 22, 
1878, the daughter of Henry Harrison and Mary Eliza- 
beth Proctor, of Concord, N. H. 



792. MARY JANE SHANNON^ [531], (George Lam- 
per7, George'', Nathaniel', Nathaniel'^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), daughter of George Lamper and Abigail Julina 
(Potter) Shannon, was born in Loudon, N. H., December 7, 
1844. She married Cieorge Franklin Edmunds, a carpenter, of 
Warner, N. H. 

Children of George and Mary Edmunds : 

793. Harry Franklin, b. December 5, 1867. 

794. Helen Agnes, b. March 29, 1871. 



795. LEVI MORSE SHANNON^ [532], (George Lam- 
per", (ieorge*"', Nathaniel ', Nathaniel'*^, Nathaniel^, NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), son of George Lamper and Abigail Julina (Potter) 
Shannon, was born in Loudon, N. H., April 19, i-H^j. 

Mr. Shannon married, February 22, 1868, Lovisa Annie 
Cummings, who was born May 8, 1844, the daughter of Moses 
and Mary (Critchett) Cummings, of Chichester, N. H. They 
reside at Concord, N. H. 

Children of Levi Morse and Lovisa : 
796. Edward Hillsgrove, b. November 6, 1869; m. December 
23, I 89 1, Maude Lillian Ingalls, who was born Decem- 



402 THK SHANNON FAMILY 

ber 23, 1872, the daughter of George I'Jbridge andElza- 
dia Maria (Caswell) Ingalls. Reside at Laconia, N. H. 
Children of Kdward and Maude: 

i. Florence Belle, b. September 11, 1892. 

ii. George Levi, b. January 31, iHy8. 

797. Mary Abbie, b. March 8, 1872; d. May 22, 1872. 

798. George Fred, b. May 24, 1873; was twice married, first, 

April 2, 1892, to Winnie L. Vance; second, to Kate 
Kenney. Residence, Concord, N. H. 

799. Willie Flint, b. November 28, 1875; '''^- ^^^Y 8, 1900, 

Catherine Agnes O'Donnall. 



800. ABBIE GRACE SHANNON^ 1536], (George Lam- 
per^ (Jeorge^', Nathaniel ^ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel-^ Nathaniel, 
Nathaniel'), daughter of George Lamper and Abigail Julina 
(Potter) Shannon, was born in Loudon, N. H., October 3, 1859. 
She married, April 26, 1882, Nahum Prescott, who was born 
August 30, 1H59. He is a farmer and resides at Concord, N. H. 

Child of Nahum and Abbie Prescott : 
801. Bennie Jenness, b. May 29, 1883. 



802. FRANK EDGAR SHANNON** 1538], (James 
Cate7, George'', Nathaniel', Nathaniel^, Nathaniel-^ NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), son of James Cate and Judith W. (Batchelder) Shan- 
non, was born in Gilmanton, N. H., August 27, 1854. He 
studied medicine and practiced his profession in Barnstead, N. H. 
He married, January 7, 1884, Etta C. Berry, and died in Gil- 
manton, N. H., I'^ebruary 15, 1888. 

Children of Frank. Edgar and Etta : 

803. Blanche, b. July 24, 1885. 

804. Austin I'Vank, b. October 4, 1886. 



KICHTH GENERATION 

403 

805. EDWIN HOWE SHANNON^ [539], ( james 
n\V p"^t' ^^^^^"''^'^' Nathaniel4, Nathaniel^ Natha'^e]^ 
Nathaniel ), the son of James Cate and Judith W. ( Hatchelder 
Shannon, was horn in Gilmanton, N. H., March 8, ,8c8 Mr 
Shannon received his education in the puhlic schools of his native 
U,wn and at Gilmanton Academy. He studied law with Hon 
Tho„,as Cogswell, of Gihnanton, and was admitted to the bar in 
I 00 1 . 

Mr. Shannon then became a partner of Colonel Cogswell 
ren.am,ng such for about a year, when the partnership was dis- 
solved by mutual consent, Mr. Shannon seeking a wider field for 
practice than was afl^orded him in Gilmanton. He thereafter 
practiced his profession alone until 1893, having offices in Farm- 
.ngton and Pittsfield, where he soon acquired more than a local 
fame for his ability in the trial of causes, and gained for himself 
a considerable clientage. In 1893, Mr. Shannon came to La- 
conia and entered into partnership with VV. S. Peaslee, the firm 
subsequently becoming Shannon, Peaselee & Blackstone. In , 804 
he withdrew from this firm and practiced alone until ,898 when 
the law firm of Stone & Shannon was established. 

Mr. Shannon is counsel for a number of large and prosper- 
ous corporations, and has devoted considerable study to this special 
branch of the law. He is also considered an authority upon the 
Law of Personal Injuries, has a large practice in that branch of 
his profession, where he has been successfol in winning some of 
the most important cases which have ever been instituted in 
Belknap County. Mr. Shannon is a man of strong personality, is 
quick to determine and prompt to execute. Fearless in thought 
and action, with strong common sense as a guide, he does not 
hesitate to carve a way where none appears. 

Precedents have no terrors for Mr. Shannon. If they appear 
to be right he follows them, but if wrong he fearlessly attacks 



404 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



them, and some, at least, have gone down before the logic of his 
reasoning. As a counselor, wise and prudent, in the trial of 
causes, strong and tactful, and as an advocate, earnest and eloquent, 
he has acquired a large and lucrative practice. 

He was married, October i8, 1882, to Myra Estelle Berry, 
the daughter of Ira Locke and Lavina (Drew) Berry, of Barn- 
stead, N. H. 

Children of Edwin Howe and Myra : 

806. Ella Claude, b. January 9, 1886. 

807. Mildred Estelle, b. June 9, 1889. 

808. Edwin Howe, b. November 9, 1897. 



809. EDWIN SYLVESTER SHANNON^ [558], (Wil- 
liam NathanieF, Samuel^, Nathaniel^, Nathaniel*, Nathaniel^, 
NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of William Nathaniel and Jane 
(Kenniston) Shannon, was born in Newmarket, N. H., Novem- 
ber 8, I 85 I. A farmer by occupation. He married, July 11, 
1879, Sarah Elizabeth Eastman, who was born December 25, 
1859, the daughter of Sewell and Jane Eastman, of Danville, 
N. H. They reside at West Epping, N. H. 

Children of Edwin Sylvester and Sarah : 

810. William Edwin, b. August 22, 1880. 

811. David Frederick, b. April 23, 1882. 

812. James Eastman, b. May 26, 1884; d. June 2, 1884. 

813. Georgianna, b. August 20, 1886. 

814. Frank Wood, b. March 6, 1889. 

815. Daniel Webster, b. May 31, 1891. 

816. Anstress Jane, b. April 28, 1894. 

817. A child, b. and d. May 14, 1897. 

818. Harriet Olive, b. February 12, 1900. 



EIGHTH GENERATION 



405 



819. DANIEL WEBSTER SHANNON^ [559], (Wil- 
liam NathanieF, Samuel^ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel+, Nathaniel, 
Nathaniel, Nathaniel'), son of William Nathaniel and Jane 
(Kenniston) Shannon, was born in Newmarket, N. H., April 25, 
1853. He is an engineer and farmer. In 1872 he married 
Annie Edgerly, who was born May 30, 1848, the daughter of 
Theodore and Mary F. Edgerly, of Nottingham, N. H. Resi- 
dence, Newmarket, N. H. 

Child of Daniel Webster and Annie : 
820. Charles Alvin, b. June 10, 1873. 



821. WILLIAM MARSELLUS SHANNON^ [560], 
(William NathanieF, Samuel^ Nathaniel, Nathaniel^, Nathan- 
iel, NathanieF, Nathaniel'), son of William Nathaniel and 
Charlotte B. (Gustin) Shannon, was born October 14, 1861, in 
Dodge County, Minn.; was educated at the public schools of Iowa 
Falls and State Centre, Iowa ; and afterwards studied at Hamil- 
ton Academy, Webster City, Iowa. He has resided in Dodge 
County, Minn., Algona, Alden, Iowa Falls, Hook's Point, and 
Homer, Iowa, Cody, Neb., and St. Joseph, Mo. 

Mr. Shannon married twice; first, September 12, 1882, at 
Webster City, Iowa, Ada Jane Ballard, who was born July 3, 
1864, the daughter of John Drake and Emily Hannah Ballard, 
of Hook's Point (now Stratford), Hamilton Co.,Jowa, and died 
in Cody, Cherry Co., Neb., September 21, 1887. He married, 
second, April 2, 1889, at Fort Dodge, Iowa, Emily Lovina Stites,' 
who was born in Freeport, 111., August 22, 1867, the daughter 
of Jacob Pierce and Charlotte Birk Stites, of Fort Dodge, 
Webster Co., Iowa. 

Present residence. Grant City, Iowa, of which city he 
serving his third term as mayor (1902). 



is 



406 THK SHANNON FAMILY 

Children of William Marsellus and Ada : 

822. Olive May, b. June 26, 1883, in Aigona, Iowa. 

823. Cecil Wesley, b. November 18, 1885, in Stratford, Iowa. 
Children of William Marsellus and Emily : 

824. Roy Vincent, b. January 17, 1890, in Cody, Neb.; d. Sep- 

tember 17, 1895, in Stratford, Iowa. 

825. William Lloyd, b. May 9, 1891, in St. Joseph, Mo.; 

d. May 17, 1892, in Cody, Neb. 

826. Glen, b. December 19, 1893, in CodV) Neb.; d. February 

17, 1894, in Cody, Neb. 

827. Harriet Rose, b. September 17, 1896, in Grant City, Iowa. 

828. Robert Orr, b. January 31, 1899, in (irant City, Iowa. 

829. Ronald Clair, 1). May 24, 1900, in Grant City, Iowa. 

830. Fannie Charlotte, b. March 2, 1902, in Grant City, Iowa. 

831. FLORA MAY SHANNON*^ [564], (Charles Wil- 
lianV, William'', John^ Nathaniel*, Nathaniel-^ NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), daughter of Charles William and Julia Abigail 
(Whitehouse) Shannon, was horn in l\)rtsmouth, N. H., May 
4, 1 861. She married, September 26, 1880, Gilman Benjamin 
Randall, the son of Reuben G. and Mary Atwell Randall, of 
Portsmouth, N. IL, where they reside. 

Children of Gilman and Flora Randall : 

832. Elroy Stuart, b. June 6, 1881. 

833. Florian Caspar, b. June 12, 1892. 

834. GASPAR GRANT SHANNON^ [565], (Charles 
William^, Williaii/', John^, Nathaniel*, Nathaniel-^ NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), son of Charles William and Julia Abigail (White- 
house) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., November 15, 
1862. He married, September 27, 1888, Maude Alice Thomp- 
son, who was born December 16, 186H, the daughter of (Jeorge 
Conn and Louisa Melissa Thompson, of Charlestown, Mass. 



EIGHTH (FENERATION 407 

He a member of the police force of Chelsea, Mass., where 
they reside. 

Children of CJaspar (Jraiit and Maude : 

835. Beatrice l<"lora, 1). January ly, 1890. 

836. Maude Louisa, 1). January 30, 1892. 

837. Charles William, h. March 4, 1894. 

838. Grant Lincoln, 1). April 17, 1899. 



839. VIRGINIA VIOLET SHANNON^ |566|, (Charles 
William^, William^, John^ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel, NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), daughter of Charles William and Julia Abigail 
(Whitehouse) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., April 
4, 1865. She married, February 20, 1884, Herman Alvah 
Brackett, of Portsmouth, who was born May 20, 1861, the son 
of Charles Edwin and Martha Elinor Prackett. Residence, 
Portsmouth, N. H. 

Children of Herman and V^irginia Hrackett : 

840. Chester Alvah, h. January 25, 1885. 

841. Guy Herman, b. September 6, 1886. 

842. Violet May, b. May 16, 1889. 

843. Charles Edwin, b. May 31, 1896. 



844. GUY STUART SHANNON^ | 567 1,'( Charles Wil- 
liam'', Willian/', John^ Nathaniel^, Nathaniel^ Nathaniel^ 
Nathaniel'), son of Charles William and Julia Abigail (White- 
house] Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., January 26, 
1867 ; was tor several years in the United States Navy on the 
Pacific Coast ; afterwards mounted policeman for about ten years 
at Newton, Mass. ; and is now Chief Yeoman, U. S. N., stationed 
at Naval Training Station, San Francisco, Cal. He married, 



4o8 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

December 25, 18S8, Lulu Belle Stockford, who was born in 
1869, the daughter of Philip and Cora Belle Stockford, of Valejo, 
Cal. Residence, San Francisco, Cal. 
Children of Guy Stuart and Lulu : 

845. Julian Earl; d. in June, 1893. 

846. Cora Belle, b. June 21, 1891. 

847. Lillie Virginia, b. October 23, 1892. 



848. LYDIA ABIGAIL SHANNON*^ I568J, (Charles 
Willianv, William^, John^, Nathaniel*, Nathaniel, NathanieP, 
Nathaniel'), daughter of Charles William and Julia Abigail 
(Whitehouse) Shannon, was born in Portsmouth, N. H., Feb- 
ruary 6, 1869. She married, September 29, 1890, Charles 
Humphreys, who was born January 12, 1859, the son of George 
A. and Margarette P. Humphreys, of Portsmouth. Residence, 
Portsmouth, N. H. 

Children of Charles and Lydia Humphreys : 

849. June Marguerite, b. June 7, 1892. 

850. Stewart Shannon, b. April 9, 1894. 

851. Julia Lillian, b. December 13, 1895. 

852. Cora Melcher, b. October 21, 1898. 



853. MABELLE STANWOOD SHANNON^ [629], 
(Charles Way7, Charles Tebbets^, Richard Cutts^, Thomas''-, 
Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel',), daughter of Charles Way and 
Mary Emery (Lapham) Shannon, was born April 2, 1862. She 
married, September 27, 1887, at Saco, Me., Edward Burleigh 
Wolston, of Boston, Mass. They resided at Sharon, Mass., where 



EIGHTH GENERATION 409 

she died March 21, 1900, at the comparatively early age of 
thirty-eight, deeply lamented by all who knew her. 




MABELLE STANWOOD (SHANNON) WOLSTON. 



To those who knew the beauty of her life these few words can 
add no lustre to her pure and beautiful character. As the child 
so was the woman ; always sharing the burden of others ; always 
cheerful in assuming her own ; always affectionate, true and lovine 
in every vocation, as daughter, wife, and mother. A child with 
her children, a woman in graver moments, an unswerving friend 
in every emergency. 

Her happy, joyous spirit carried the contagion of genial merri- 
ment wherever she went. Her charming personality; sincerity of 
heart, and sweetness of thought and expression made every one love 
her and hold her deep in their hearts. In mind she had many 
talents, which would have brought happiness to many beside her 
friends,— especially in music, in voice, in composition and in piano 
work she excelled far beyond the average gifts. But perhaps her 
motherhood was her most beautiful expression of genius, for to the 
happy development of the home-life to her little children she 



410 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

devoted the last few years of her short life ; and left them a pure 
and beautiful memory of one who had failed only in her physical 
strength ; for mind and heart grew more radiant as she drew near 
her heavenly home, and without complaint or murmur left those 
she loved and went on to the new life, where she waits and 
loves her own. — E. V. T. 

Children of Edward and Mabelle Wolston : 

854. Edward Shannon, b. June 9, 1888. 

855. Mary Shannon, b. February 7, 1890. 

856. Grace Harriet, b. May 30, 1893. 



857. GRACE LINCOLN SHANNON^ [630], (Charles 
Way7, Charles Tebbets^ Richard Cutts5, Thomas+, Cutts3, Na- 
thaniel^, Nathaniel'), daughter of Charles Way and Mary Emery 
(Lapham) Shannon, was born January 27, 1865, and married at 
Saco, Me., October 10, 1893, Frederick Ira Ordway. Resi- 
dence, Framingham, Mass. 

Children of Frederick and Grace Ordway : 

858. Frederick Ira, b. August 15, 1894. 

859. Priscilla Mabelle, b. February 18, 1896. 

860. Richard Shannon, b. October 19, 1897. 



861. RICHARD CUTTS SHANNON^ [634J, (James 
Harrison'', Charles Tebbets^, Richard Cutts'', Thomas'*^, Cutts^, 
NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of James Harrison and Susan Warner 
((Greenwood) Shannon, was born in Camden, N. J., July 30, 
1874. He married at Waterville, Me., June 14, 1900, (Jrace 
Fletcher Lord, who was born in Vassalboro, Me., December 13, 
1872, the daughter of Alden Fuller and Luna F. Lord. 

Mr. Shannon was prepared for college at Hebron Academy, 
and entered Colby College in 1895. After leaving college he 



EIGHTH GENERATION 411 

went to Colorado, where for several years he was in the employ 
of the Portland Gold Mining Co. 

In September, 1902, he became a partner in the firm o± C. 
H. Thompson & Co., of Syracuse, N. Y., contractors and dealers 
in electrical supplies and fixtures, — which firm was shortly after 
dissolved by the death of Mr. Thompson. 

Since April, 1903, he has resided in Brockport, N. Y. 



862. CHARLES NATHANIEL SHANNON*^ [638], 
(James Harrison'', Charles Tebbets^ Richard Cutts^, Thomas+, 
Cutts^, NathanieP, Nathaniel'), son of James Harrison and Susan 
Warner (Greenwood) Shannon, was born in Camden, N. J., 
August 13, 1 88 1. He married at Saco, Me., April 2, 1902, 
Bertha Carolyn Roberts, who was born September 20, 1884, the 
daughter of David Fremont and Cora (Clough) Roberts, formerly 
of Newfield, Me. 

Child of Charles Nathaniel and Bertha : 
863. George Vaughan, b. November 24, 1902. 



APPENDICES 



APPENDIX I 

Extracts from the diary of Col, R. C. Shannon y giving some account of his 
visit to Londonderry^ Ireland^ in iSSy. 

[See page i i .] 

Londonderry, August 27, 1887. 

At last have reached the place I have so long been anxious to see. One more 
case off the calendar. Have already obtained a copy of Prof. Witherow's book on 
Derry, and last evening I visited the famous Wall, saw the Walker iVIonument, the 
city gates, and " Roaring Meg." 

This morning, after reading again that thrilling passage* in iVIacaulay's History 
where he so eloquently describes this historic city, I took a guide and made the 
entire circuit of the Wall, which is an easy promenade of something less than a 
mile, using Greer's " Guide to Londonderry " to check the statements of my 
cicerone. Last evening visited the First Presbyterian Church and looked through 
the cathedral cemetery, but without finding what I wanted. 



* Five generations have since passed away j and still the wall of Londonderry is to the Protestants of Ulster 
what the trophy of Marathon was to the Athenians. A lofty pillar, rising from a bastion which bore during many 
weeks the heaviest fire of the enemy, is seen far up and down the Foyle. On the summit is the statue of Walker, 
such as when, in the last and most terrible emergency, his eloquence roused the fainting courage of his brethren. In 
one hand he grasps a Bible, The other, pointing down the river, seems to direct the eyes of his famished audience 
to tlie English topmasts in the distant bay. Such a monument was well deserved : yet it was scarcely needed : for in 
truth the whole city is to this day a monument of the great deliverance. The wall is carefully preserved ; nor would 
any plea of health or convenience be held by the inhabitants sufficient to justify the demolition of that sacred 
enclosure which, in the evil time, gave shelter to their race and their religion. The summit of the ramparts forms 
a pleasant walk. The bastions have been turned into little gardens. Here and there, among the shrubs and flowers, 
may be seen the old culverins which scattered bricks, cased with lead, among the Irish ranks. One antique gun, 
the gift of the Fishmongers of London, was distinguished, during the hundred and five memorable days, by the loud- 
ness of its report, and still bears the name of Roaring Meg. The cathedral is filled witft relics and trophies. In 
the vestibule is a huge shell, one of many hundreds of shells which were thrown into the city. Over the altar are 
still seen the French flagstaves, taken by the garrison in a desperate sally. The white ensigns of the House of 
Bourbon have long been dust : but their place has been supplied by new banners, the work of the fairest hands of 
Ulster. The anniversary of the day on which the gates were closed, and the anniversary of the day on which the 
siege was raised, have been down to our own time celebrated by salutes, processions, banquets, and sermons : Lundy 
has been executed in effigy ; and the sword, said by tradition to be that of Maumont, has, on great occasions, been 
carried in triumph. There is still a Walker Club and a Murray Club. The humble tombs of the Protestant cap- 
tains have been carefully sought out, repaired, and embellished. It is impossible not to respect the sentiment which 
indicates itself by these tokens. It is a sentiment which belongs to the higher and purer part of human nature, and 
which adds not a little to the strength of states. A people which takes no pride in the noble achievements oi 
remote ancestors will never achieve anything worthy to be remembered with pride by remote descendants. 



4i6 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

After buying some photographs called upon Mr. Edward S. Hamilton, Secre- 
tary of the Harbour Board, who received me very courteously, and in response to 
mv letter of introduction took me at once to the Town Clerk, Mr. Chambers, who 
afterwards met me at his office and showed me the Municipal Records of the 
period of the siege. They are indexed and in the special charge of Mr. William 
Stafford, the Assistant Town Clerk. 

In these records I read that Robert Shannon, Freeman, was elected Sheriff of 
Londonderry on the 3rd of November, 1679, "for ye ensuing year." 

He seems to have been re-elected January, 1680 ; but I could find no further 
mention of him till 1686, when he appears to have been chosen Alderman. 

These Municipal Records which I have been examining have really no official 
character, as they are not signed by any one, and are apparently only a fair copy 
from some accounts of what occurred at the meetings, and probably were written 
out long after the meetings were held. At any rate, there are no signatures attached 
to the minutes, — not even of the Mayor or Town Clerk ; so my expectation of 
obtaining a facsimile of Robert Shannon's signature, at feast from this source, is 
frustrated. 

Still, it is hardly possible that having served as Sheriff, Alderman, and Mayor 
during that long interval between 1679 and 1704 (when he must have signed 
hundreds of papers in his official capacity), that I should not be able to find his 
signature somewhere. 

Mr. Chambers informed me that there were several visitations or Reports of 
Plantations in Ulster, an examination of which ought to yield some information 
about Shannon and his family. 

Mr. Hamilton was of opinion that I could not do better than to engage Alfred 
Moore Munn, Esq., Solicitor, Londonderry, to search the records for a Will or for 
Deeds. 

August 28, 1887. 

This morning enjoyed another promenade on the Wall, — visited the Cathedral 
to inspect the relics and trophies, and to carefully read the mural tablets. Promised 
the sexton a ^5 note if he would find the stone marking the grave of Robert 
Shannon. Then taking a jaunting-car rode to the place where the boom was 
stretched across the river ; saw the boom-rock and the well-worn ring and staple 
in the rock at the water's edge. The view is perfect ; and from this point one can 
see the course of the Foyle winding its way along. Here opposite are the flats and 
the shoal water where the Mountjoy stuck when she rebounded from the shock 
against the boom ; and there in the distance, far up the river, is the city on the high 
ground, though the two hills near which the city stands are very much higher ; thus 
giving good reason for Lundy's claim that from a military point of view the place 
was untenable. 



APPENDIX I 417 

I have been struck by the marvelous accuracy of Macaulay's description of the 
locality, and so my admiration for this brilliant writer has been greatly heightened, if 
that were possible, by my visit here. 

The place of the boom is part of the grounds of a gentleman who resides in 
London, — some hundred acres in extent, all in grass, and used for pasturing cattle, — 
and here come the good people of Derry to picnic occasionally, recline on the grass, 
drink of the fine water of St. James well near by, and go over again in mind the 
thrilling story of the siege. In the distance can be seen not only the Cathedral, 
but the tall monument on the Wall with the figure of Walker surmounting it, his 
outstretched arm pointing down the river to the place of the boom whence succor 
was sure to come. 

Both the forenoon and evening services at the Cathedral I attended, and I saw 
the two flagstaves and tassels that Mitchelburn captured in one of his sallies against 
the besieging army. 

In the afternoon again made the circuit of the Wall sexeral times, and now I 
understand better the situation. It certainly would be untenable to-day against a 
besieging force with modern artillery. 

On returning from my visit to the boom to-day we passed Magee College. I 
hope to meet Prof. Witherow before leaving town. His book is the latest contribu- 
tion to the literature of the siege. 



August 29, 1887. 

To-day I visited Glendermot, the old Presbyterian Cemetery, to learn if by 
chance Robert Shannon was buried there, but without result. I only saw the 
graves of Mitchelburn and Murray, or rather their monuments. 

I went out in a jaunting-car, crossing the bridge and riding through Waterside. 
Before returning had a fine view of Derry from the hill near the kennel of hounds, 
whose baying we heard long before arriving. We were in luck j^ for it seems the 
huntsman was about taking the pack out for a little exercise. As he came walking 
his horse down the lane to the main road with the dogs in a bunch about the heels 
of the horse and their forest of tails waving and wagging in the air, the more 
excited ones barking and bellowing, it was a fine sight indeed ! and for me quite 
interesting, as I had never seen a pack of hounds before. 

Called on Mr. Stafford and left a note for him, stating distinctly what I 
wanted, — "a copy of any statements relating to Robert Shannon found in the early 
Municipal Records of Londonderry." 



4i8 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

On September 14, 1887, Colonel Shannon, having returned to London, 
received the following letter from Mr. Stafford, with its voluminous enclosure : 

Town Clerk's Office, 

Londonderry, 

September 12, 1887. 
Sir :— 

I have carefullv perused the Corporation Records from November, 1679, to ]anuary, 
1705, and have noted down every meeting at which Mr. Shannon was recorded as being in 
attendance. I also extracted any entries personal to him, with other items, which I thought 
might be interesting to you. I loolced over the books for two years afterwards, but could not 
find any other reference to Mr. Shannon, so I concluded he must have died soon after date of 
last entry. 

I enclose result of my search. 

Your obedient servant, 

Wm. Stafford. 
R. C. Shannon, Esq., 

Alexandra Hotel, 
London. 



Extracted from the Municipal Records of the City of Londonderry between the 

YEARS 1679 and 1704. 

At a Common Council held the y^ day of November, 1679, before Thomas MoncriefFe, 
Esq., Mayor. 

William Noble of this Citv, Burgess, and Robert Shannon,* of the same. Freeman, are 
elected Sheriffs for the ensuing year, nemine contradkente. 

At a Common Council held 13"' day of April 1680, Robert Shannon Esq Sheriff was 
present. 

Common Council 5"' July 1680, Robt Shannon Esq Sheriff, present. 

Common Council 8''' September 1680 Robert Shannon Esq Sheriff, present — when upon 
a motion made concerning Sheriff Shannons expense in a late journey to Dublin and costs of 
Court there by him paid occasioned by a suit then depending in the Common Pleas between John 
Wilson Esq late Recorder of this Citv of the one part, and Samuel Norman Esq of this City, 
Alderman, of the other part, M' Sheriffs Account is left to M' Mayor & M'^ W"i Smyth to 
examine, and M' Smyth is hereby ordered to repav him what shall be due thereon. 



* While the name is here written Shannon, later on in these records we find it written Shanon, and even changed 
to Shenan, and finally to Shennan. 

In Hempton's "Siege and History of Londonderry " the name is invariably written Shannon, though at page 
409, in a note, the author calls attention to the fact that the name " is spelled Shennon in the Corporation and Irish 
Society Minutes, as it is in the poem Londeriad.'' — R. C. S. 



APPENDIX I 

419 

Common Council 2- November ,680 present. Robert Shannon Esc Sheriff 
HenrvCo"h ";f''^''^"'-' "-^>' ^-^oscoe. Edward Brooks. Archibald Hamilton 

for h en "' -'^"^ °^'°" """ ^^ "P°" ^'^"'°" '° ^^ - ^'^^ °ffi- °f Shrievah 

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Common Council held 26'ii July 1686. 
Robert Shanon was present as a Burgess. 

Common Council held 2"'' December 1688. 
Robert Shennon was present as a Burgess. 

Common Council held 13"" April 1689 
Robert Shennon was present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 27"' August 1689 
Robert Shennon present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 1 9'h September 1689. 
Robert Shennon present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 26"' Sept. 1689 
Robert Shennon present as a Burgess. 

Common Council y^ October 1689. 
Robert Shennon present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 2'"' November 1689 
Robert Shenan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council j'*' November 1689. 
Robert Shenan present as a Burgess. 

An order from his Grace the Duke of Schomberg General of all their Majesties forces &c 
to the Commtssanes of the Stores of provisions in this City for delivering one thousand bushe Is of 
wheat and one thousand bushells of peas pursuant to the directions of this Comm Cou for 
"mm P----- -habitants of the said City as have survived the late Siege. bJi ad 

M' Mayor. Colonel John Mitchelburne. Robert Shenan. General M- William Mackiend 
M- John Harvey or any three of them, of which M' Mayor to be one. were appointed a Com 
mtttee tor distributing of the above mentioned wheat and peas. ^^ 

Common Council 5"' Deer 1689 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council &>> Januarv 1689/90. 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council i -th Februarv 1689/90 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 26"- Febv 1689/90 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 20'h March 1690 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 19111 May 1690 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 



420 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Common Council 7''' July I 6go 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 3"* November 1690. 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 27''' Nov l6go. 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 18''' December 1690. 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 16''' January I 690/ 1 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 3"' February 1690/91. 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council i z"" Febv I 690 /g I 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 14''' Feby i6go/gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council g''' March i6go/9l 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council S'^ June i6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 27''' [ulv l6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 8''' September i6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 10''' Septr i6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 8''' October i6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council g''' Octr 1691 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 2"^ November i6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

To serve in the office of Alderman instead of two deceased, were put upon the election for 
the First — Henry Long, Thomas MoncriefFe, Robert Shennan, William Newton & Matthew 
Halley, Burgesses, — of whom was elected Thomas MoncriefFe Esq. Sheriff, to be one of the 
said Aldermen ; and upon the Second election were put Henry Long, Robert Shennan, W"' 
Newton, Henry Ashe, & Matthew Halley, Burgesses, of whom was elected Henry Long to be 
another of the said Aldermen, and the usual oath administered to both immediately thereafter. 

Common Council 16''^ Nov' i6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 17"' Nov l6gi 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 17''' December 1691 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 



APPENDIX I 421 

Common Council z""* January 1691/92 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council i 5''' Jany 1691/92 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 3''' Feby 1691/92 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 22"'' Feby 1691/92 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 22"'' August 1692 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council S'*" Septr 1692 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 2"'' November 1692 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 29''' Novr 1692 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council y^ December 1692 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

To serve instead ot Alderman William Newton deceased, were put upon the election, viz': 
Hugh Eadie l, Robert Shennan 3, James Lennox 9, James Strong 6, of whom was elected 
James Lennox to serve in the said office of Alderman. 

Common Council 5''' December 1692 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 2"'' January 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 23"^ Jany 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 3"^ Feby 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council j'^ Feby 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

And whereas the place of an Alderman is vacant by the death of the late Mavor, to supply 
the same were put upon the election, viz' I Hugh Eadie, Robert Shennan, 7 lames Strong, 
1 2 Horace Kennedy, I Edward Brook, 1 Samuel Leeson, out of which rtas elected to serve in 
the said office of Alderman the said Horace Kennedy. 

Common Council 11''' Feby 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council lo"" March 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 14''' March 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 

Common Council 17"' March 1692/93 
Robert Shennan present as a Burgess. 



422 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Common Council 31" March 1693 
Robert Sliciiiian present as a Burgess. 

Common Council z'"* May 1693 
Rulicrl Slicnnan present as a Burgess. 
Common Council I 2"' Mav 1693 



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APPENDIX I 423 

The Association of the Mayor, Commonalty and Citizens of the City of Londonderry and 
of all the Inhabitants of the same the 17''' March 1 695. 

Whereas there has been a horrid and detestable conspiracy formed and carried on by 
papists and other wicked and traitorous persons for assassinating his Majestys Royal Person in 
order to encourage an invasion from France to subvert our Religion Laws and Liberties, we 
whose names are hereunto subscribed do heartily, sincerely and solemnly profess, testify and 
declare that his present Majesty King William is the Rightful and Lawful King of England, 
Scotland, France and Ireland ; and that neither the late King James nor the pretended Prince 
of Wales, nor any other person hath any Right whatsoever to the same. 

And whereas we do mutually promise and Ingage to stand by and assist each other to the 
utmost of our power in the support and defence of his Majestys most sacred Person and Govern- 
ment against the late King James and the pretended Prince of Wales and all their adherents and 
favourers : And in case his Majesty should come to any violent or untimely death (which God 
forbid) we do hereby further freely and unanimously oblige ourselves to unite, associate and 
stand by each other in Revenging the same upon his enemies and their adherents and in support- 
ing and defending the succession of the Crown according to an Act made in England in the first 
year of King William and ^ueen Mary, entituled. An Act declaring the Rights and Liberties of 
the subject, and settling the succession of the Crown. 

[Note — The foregoing was subscribed to by 226 Citizens, Robert Shcnnon being the 16''' 
name on the list.] 

Common Council S'"" September 1696, Robert Shennan present 



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Ordered — That all those members that appear at this Common Council without their 
Gowns, or at any other Common Council for the future, be fined in 6" 8'' apiece. 
Common Council 22"'' March 1696/97, Robert Shennan present 

1697 do do 

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Alderman Hugh Eadie being dead on the 1 1''' inst., this Common Council do put on the 
election the first six senior Burgesses, out of them to elect one, to serve in the Office of Alder- 
man in this City in the place of the said M' Eadie deceased. And this Common Council 
do unanimously nemine contradicente elect M' Robert Shennan into the Office of Alderman 
aforesaid, and he is accordingly sworn in the usual manner according to the statute 3"' Gulielmi 
& Maris. 



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424 'I'HK SHANNON FAMILY 

Common Council 3''' January 1697/8, Alderman Robert Shcnnan, present 

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Common Council 20''' April '6gg, Aldn Robert Shennan present, 

do do 24''' " " do do do 

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In this Common Council Alderman Kennedy and Alderman Shennan appearing without 
their Gowns are by this Court fined in 1 3' 4'' each ; and M' Mackie, M' Morrison, M^ Crook- 
shanks & M' Davey for the same ofFence are fined each in 6' 8''. 

Common Council 1 1''' August 1 699, Aldn Robert Shennan, present. 
Aldn Shennan was appointed on a Committee to meet with M' Cairns (to draw up the 
causes of disfranchising Colonel Mitchelburne, to be put in readiness against next term to take 
off the contempt in the Kings Bench for which a Tipstaff was sent down against M' Mayor by 
whom he was attached 14''' July last and fees paid the Tipstaff, viz' ;^3.i9-4 and Bonds for 
the Mayors appearance anew & payment of tees &c") on Monday next at 3 of the clock in the 
Council Chamber. 

Common Council 12''' September 1699, Aldn Robt Shennan, present. 



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APPENDIX I 

425 

Common Council y" October 1700 Aldn Robert Shennan present. 

do do 2"'! November "do do do 

Aldn. Robert Shennan. with 5 others, nominated for Mayoralty, when Aldn Thomas 
Moncriette was elected. 

Common Council 4". November i 700. Aldn Robt Shennan present 
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do do 2"'' January 1 700/1 do do do 

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do do zg'" April 1701 do do do 

do do 7"> July « do do do 

do do i3-'> August " do do do 

do do z"-! October " do do do 

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do do y November •' do do do 

Aldn Shennan, with 5 others, nominated for the Mayoralty, when Aldn Horace Kennedy 
was elected. Common Council 29"> November ,70., Aldn Robt Shennan present 

The Lord Lieutenant not approving of Aldn Kennedys election, Aldn Robert Shennan was 
elected as Mayor for the ensuing year. 

Common Council 2"^ Jany ,701/2, Aldn Robert Shennan Mayor Elect present, and his 
election as Mayor, confirmed. 

Common Council so'" Jany 1701/2, Aldn Robert Shennan Mayor Elect, present. 

Common Council 2"'' Feby 1701/2 

Aldn Robert Shennan, Mayor Elect, present. 

M' Mayor, the Aldermen. Sheriffs, Chamberlain. Burgesses &c in Guildhall. In pursu- 
ance of the elecfons made the 29-'. November last, and 2"« Jany last of Alderman Robert 
Shennan to the office of Mayor for the ensuing year, and of M' Archibald Coningham and 
M' Joshua Ewmg to the office of Shrievalty for the said year, the Government having approved 
of them the sajd Rob- Shennan, Arch- Coningham and Joshua Ewing, having first made and 
subscribed the Declarat.on and taken the oaths according to the statute, were severally sworn 
the respective oaths of their offices. 

Common Council 3'- Feby .70./2, Robert Shennan Esc, Mavor, present 
This Common Council settling the salaries for the year do settle onTW' Mayor r.oo for 
thj year, he to give the Judges their suppers without any other allowance ; and all other 
officers restored ,0 their former ancient salaries, and the Chamberlain to pay them all accord- 
ingly, quarterly. 

Ordered-a certificate to be sent to M' Connolly of the Mayor and Sheriffs being sworn 
Common Council 23^ Feby ,701/2. the Mayor present-On consideration of the respital 
of last Common Council as to the Justice place vacant by the death of Alderman Squire, and 
the Charter m the case being consulted, and the practice of all past time of this Incorporation, 
and , he question being put whether an Alderman takes place or precedency from the time of hb 
serving Mayor or from the time of being elected and sworn Alderman 



426 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Resolved, if an Alderman having sustained the burden of Mayoralty is to be accounted 
senior and to take place of any Alderman, altho an Alderman before him but had not served 
Mayor, and thereupon resolved — that Alderman Henry Long having sustained the burden of 
Mayoralty seven years before Alderman Moncriffe, that therefore he be sworn Justice of the 
Peace of this City and Liberties, which accordingly was done, he having made and signed the 
Declaration according to the statute. 

Common Council 17''' April 170Z, Robert Shennan Esq Mayor present. On motion 
that the Walls and Gatehouses are out of repair — Ordered that Alderman Kennedy, Alderman 
Leeson, Alderman Mackie & the Chamberlain do provide materials to get the same done 
forthwith. 

Common Council zy^ May 1702, Robert Shennon Esq Mayor, present. 
There being now a war proclaimed against France and Spain, and the Carriages of the 
Guns in this Citv being utterly decayed, and thereby the said guns rendered unserviceable for 
the defence of this important place, this Common Council taking the same into their considera- 
tion, do resolve and order that a letter be written by M' Mogridge and the Chamberlain to M' 
Recorder to set forth to him the sad condition of the said guns and pray him to show the same 
to his Excellency the Lord Mount Alexander and to solicit his Lordship to take some course 
therein, and that M' Recorder be desired to signify his Lordships answer that further application 
may be made for their repair — Ordered, that the Chamberlain pay the charges expended at the 
proclaiming of the war against France and Spain. 

Common Council zo'*" June 1702, Robert Shennon Esq Mavor, present, 
do do 30''' July " do 

do do 6''' August " do 

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do do P' Sept " do 

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do do 2"** Febry 1702/3 do 

Alderman Samuel Leeson having been elected Mayor, .Alderman Shennan was elected 
Mayor of the Staple. 

Common Council 1st April 1703, Aid" Rob' Shennan present. 



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Aid" Robert Shennan was amongst others nominated for the Mayoralty, but the present 
Mayor Aid" Samuel Leeson was re-elected. 

Common Council 3"* Jany 1703/4, Aldn Robt Shennan, present, 

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APPENDIX I 427 

Common Council 26"' May 1704 Aldn Robt Shennan, present, 

do do 10"'' July " do do 

do do 20''' << << do do 

Alderman Robert Shennan, Mayor ot the Staple demits his said office to this Common 
Council, and it is received by this Common CouncH. 

Common Council 28''' July 1704, Aldn Robt Shennan present. 
do do 31*' luly " do do 

Before leaving Londonderry Colonel Shannon also engaged the services of 
Alfred M. Munn, Esq., a solicitor of that city, to ascertain the date of Robert 
Shannon's death, and, if possible, the place of his burial ; and also to search the 
records for any Will he may have left. A month later the following letter was 
received from Mr. Munn giving the result of his inquiries : 

Re Robert Shenan or 
Shannon, deceased. 

Londonderrv, 2 I st November, 1887. 
Dear Sir : — 

I have at last ascertained that Alderman Robert Shenan was buried on the 2 i st February, 
1708, in the Parish of Templemore, but whether in the Cathedral or Chapel of Edse burial 
grounds I cannot ascertain, although I have had both carefiilly searched. 

I have examined the Records in the Record Office, DubUn, and I can find no trace of any 
Will, and fear he must have died intestate, or that his Will was not proved at the date of his 
death. 

There are some people of the name of Shannon living here, and I made enquiries through 
them and could find no trace of the deceased among their papers. 

If you think there is anything further I can do I will be happv to try to manage it. 
I will send you a certificate of the burial in the course of a few days, when it is possible 
1 may have ascertained the exact burial place. 

Yours truly, 

Alfred Moore Munn. 
R. C. Shannon, Esq., 

cjo Consul General of the 

United States ot America, 
Berlin. 



APPENDIX II 

'The Irish Test Act. Circumstances under which the measure was passed and 
finally repealed. 

[See page 12.] 

" The imposition of the sacramental test on the Irish Protestant Dissenters, 
though it took place at a time when the Tory power was tottering, was probably due 
to Tory influence. The history of this measure is a curious one. The Irish Par- 
liament in 1703 having carried an atrocious penal law* against the Catholics, sent 
it over to England for the necessary ratification. It was returned, with an additional 
clause extending, for the first time, the Test Actj" to Ireland. According to the 
constitutional arrangements then prevailing, the Irish Parliament could not alter a 
Bill returning from England, though it might reject it altogether, and, in order to 
save the Anti-Popery clauses of the Bill, it reluctantly accepted the test clause. 
Burnet ascribes the introduction of the clause to the desire of the English Ministers 
to throw out the whole Bill, which they imagined the Irish Parliament would refuse 
to ratify if burdened with the test, but this explanation is very improbable. The 
Irish House of Commons only contained ten or twelve Presbyterians. It had 
recently shown its hostility to the Presbyterians by voting the Regium Doniim an 
unnecessary expense, and, although it had not demanded the test, there was no reason 
to believe it would make any serious resistance to its imposition. 



* This penal law is thus described by Smollett : 

*' But the most important transaction of this session was a severe bill to prevent the growth of popery : it bore a 
strong affinity to that which had passed three years before in England j but contained more effectual clauses : among 
others, it enacted that all estates of papists should be equally divided among the children, notwithstanding any settle- 
ment to the contrary, unless the persons to whom they might be settled should qualify themselves by taking the oaths, 
and communicating with the church of England." (Smollett, Vol. VII., p. 382.) 

f *' The famous test act of 1673 rendered the reception of the sacrament according to the rites of the church of 
England, and a declaration renouncing the doctrine of transubstantiation, preliminary conditions without which no 
temporal office of trust could be enjoyed. In this fundamental article of faith no compromise or equivocation would 
be admitted by any member of the church of Rome. And, as the obligation extended to the highest ranks, this 
reached the end for which it was immediately designed ; compelling not only the lord-treasurer Clifford, the boldest 
and most dangerous of that party, to retire from public business, but the duke of York himself, whose desertion of the 
protestant church was hitherto not absolutely undisguised, to quit the post of lord-admiral. 

** It is evident that a test might have been framed to exclude the Roman catholics as effectually as the present 
without bearing like this on the protestant nonconformist. But, though the preamble of the bill, and the whole his- 
tory of the transaction, show that the main object was a safeguard against popery, it is probable that a majority of 
both houses liked it the better for this secondary effect of shutting out the presbyterians still more than had been done 
by previous statutes of this reign." (Hallam's " History of England," Vol. II., p. 393.) 



apim<;ni)[x II 429 

"The simplest explanation is probably the true one. The Ministry consisted 
of two parts, the party of (jodolphin and Marlborough, who, on the ground of for- 
eign policy, but on this alone, were rapidly approximating to the Whigs, and the 
party of Nottingham, who was vehemently Tory, and who made it the very first 
object of his home policy to increase the stringency of the Test Act. These two 
sections were rapidly diverging, and it was only by much management and com- 
promise that they were kept together. It is probable the Irish Test Act was due to 
the influence of Nottingham, and was accepted the more readily as it applied to a 
country which had then no weight in Knglish politics, and excited no interest in the 
English mind." (Leckv's "England in the XVIIIth Century ,"Vol. I., p. 99.) 



"y\nother measure of great signihcance was taken. The clause relieving the 
Dissenters from the sacramental test had in 1778 been added by a large majority to 
the measure for the relief of Catholics, and had been strongly opposed by the 
Government, and extinguished in England. It was now brought forward again as a 
distinct measure. The Presbyterians of the north had been the earliest and the 
most numerous of the volunteers, and there was a keen and general desire that they 
should participate in the benefits which had of late been so largely extended to the 
Catholics. The abolition of the test, the Lord Lieutenant confessed, ' met with a 
general concurrence, great numbers of those members who had opposed it last 
session having pledged themselves for its sujiport in the present session.' " (Lccky, 
Vol. IV., p. 540.) 



"After a long period of hesitation and delay, the ***** demand 
of the Irish Parliament was conceded. In March, 1780, the Bill relieving the Irish 
Dissenters from the sacramental test was returned from England, and a very curious 
episode in Irish ecclesiastical history was thus terminated. The first imposition of 
the sacramental test was, as we have seen, wholly due to the English ministers, who 
forced it on the Irish Parliament by adding a clause to that eJFect to the Anti- 
Popery Bill of 1704. A generation later the parts were inverted. The English 
Whig ministers of George II. wished to abolish the Irish test, but they found 
insuperable obstacles in the anti-Presbyterian feeling of the Irish House of Com- 
mons, and in the preponderance of bishops in the Irish House of Lords. Now, 
at last, under a Tory King and a Tory ministry, at a time when the Church was in 
the height of its power in England, and when the Presbyterians were looked upon 
with more than common disfavour, the sacramental test was abolished at the request 
of the Irish Parliament, and by the influence of the volunteers. The Irish Dis- 
senters were thus placed politically on a level with their fellow-countrymen, and 



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they obtained this boon forty-eight years before a similar favour was granted to 
their co-religionists in England." (Lecky, Vol. IW, p. 542.) 



" But King William was scarcely in his grave till, in 1704, through the influ- 
ence of the same party, the Irish Test Act was passed, making it essential that 
every person holding any office, whether civil or military, under the Crown should 
qualify by taking the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper in the parish church. This 
odious test it was notorious that no intelligent and honest Presbyterian could take 
with a safe conscience. Its obvious design was to exclude from every office of 
honour and emolument any man who was not an Episcopalian, or who would refuse 
to become one, and thus to degrade, if not to extinguish, Presbyterianism through- 
out the kingdom ; and, in order to effect this low and sectarian object, an ordinance 
instituted originally by the Son of God, for the edification of the members of His 
body, was subjected every day to desecration of the grossest and most repulsive 
kind. For a man who was already an Episcopalian to accept the rite in the Church 
of his choice, was of course an unexceptional act; but no Presbyterian could partake 
of the ordinance from the hands of the minister of another Church, as a qualifica- 
tion for secular office, without doing an act as mean and unprincipled as it was 
impious. Some conformed out of love to this world and its reward ; but through- 
out the kingdom, every Presbyterian who filled any office under the Crown, and 
who set less value on gain than on a good conscience, allowed his office to lapse, 
rather than do an act which he sincerely belie\ed to be an act of sin and apostacy. 
In Belfast, the whole Corporation was changed in consequence. In Derry, ten 
aldermen and fourteen burgesses, out of a Corporation of thirty-eight, chose to lose 
office rather than to hold it by taking their sacrament in the Cathedral. The names 
of these honest men, who were brave enough to act in accordance with the claims 
of truth and honour, deserve to be held in everlasting remembrance. They were: 



Aide 



Alexander Lecky. 
James Lennox. 
Henry Long. 
Horace Kennedy. 
Edward Brooks. 
ROBERT SHANNON. 
William Mackie. 
[ohn Cowan. 
Hugh Davey. 
William Smyth. 



All these had filled 
the office of Mayor 



These had filled the 
office of Sheriff. 



Bur 



APPENDIX II 431 

'Alexander Skipton. I Sheriffs. 

Joseph Da\ey. J 

John Harvey. Chamberlain. 

Robert Harvey. 
Robert Gamble. 
)ohn 13ixon. 
Francis Neville. 
John Rankin. 
Joseph Morrison. 
Archibald Coningham. 
James Anderson. 
David Cairns. 
John Cunningham. 
James Strong. 



"Thus it was that the High Church and Tory party, through their influence 
in the Irish Parliament, sought to impoverish and degrade, and, so far as Parliament 
could do it, actually did impoverish and degrade, the men and descendants of the 
men who fought for King William and for religious and civil freedom, and that, 
too, in the very city where they and their kindred had shed their heart's best blood. 
From all public offices under the Crown they were excluded, for the sake of their 
religion, and they consented like true men to suffer all the bitter consequences, 
rather than act unfaithfully to conscience and to truth. The aldermen and 
burgesses of Derrv were as much alive to civic honours as most men in their 
position are usuallv found to be, but when such things could be retained or procured 
by religious dishonour only, they knew how to trample them under their feet. 
Honour to them for it ! A faith that has among its followers men who are ready 
to suffer for its sake, will hold its ground in spite of prelates and parliaments. 
There is a moral heroism in such a deed, far more rare and far more precious than 
the mere animal courage that presses into the hottest of the battle and looks 
unmoved on death. 

" The treatment of the Presbyterians of Ireland throughout the eighteenth 
century by the High Church Prelates, and by the Irish Parliament, which seemed 
to make itself the humble tool of the Prelates' bigotry, was very little less disgrace- 
ful than that which was dealt out to the Roman Catholic population. First, they 
were refused a legal toleration for their faith ; Dissent was then regarded in the 
eye of the law as very much worse than Buddhism or Atheism would be regarded 
now. When toleration came, it was fettered with the Test Act, and men were 
thrust out of the service of the Crown and the country, for no other fault than that 
they were Presbyterians. They were made churchwardens against their will, 
and then prosecuted for not acting as officers of a Church to which they did not 



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hclniij". 'riic\' were siihjccl In rxpciisivc actions ;il hiw, for llic crime of liciiif; 
iiKinicd liy llu-ii nwii miniNlcis. 'riii-y would not l)c ;illowcil to tcacli school with- 
out licciuc fiom A Hisliop, and this hccncc no I )isscnti-i , ni oi(hn;uy cases, coiiKI 
ohtain. All the penal nia( hiiieiv that |)iclatcs arul elei};) < oiild put in opeialion, 
was eniplo\'e(l to nnii the I'lcsliytei ian laith, and to induce its adheieiUs to desert it. 
"The l'l'esliylei'i;ins sought icdiess in cveiy (orni that they could think of, lull, 
iiotwilhstajulillg that tin- Killf; and the I'jif^lisli railianunt were favoiiialdc, then- 
was still the Irish l,ords and Commons, stiniiilated In the prelates, standing in the 
way. Tlu'ii, when hopes cd redress grew dim and ilininier, mimhers, fortunately 
foi' thems(dves, rose, crossed the ocean to the American Colonies, and left liehind 
tiiem poverty and oppression, many of (hem with aii)lhiiig hut kind leelings to 
prelacy and to the (Jovernment in their luaits. Mr. I'ldiide tells the eonsi(pienei's 
in hi.s own true and ehxpieni words : 

" ' Now recoiiiiiK-iu c'd llu- I'roicsiam emif^r.ilion, wliicli rolilu-il ircl.uul of ilic 
hravcDt ileleiulers of I'aiglisli inlercsls, aiul pcopleil llu- Aiiu-riiaii sealiojrd with fresli 
Higlits of I'liritinis. 'rwciily tlunis.Mul Ic-ll IMslt-r on llic deslniclioii ol llu- woollen 
tr;idc. M;iin' iiioic- wen- drivc-n a\v;iy hy llu- passing of llic Test Act. 'I'lic streani 
li.iii hhu keiicd, ill liopc lliai llie law wuiiKl In- allered. Wlicn the prospect was finally 
iloscd, moil of ciu-rny and spiiil refused lo remain in a connlry where they were held 
unlit to hold the rights of eiti'/.ens ; .iml iliciu eliirward, lill llie spell of tyranny was 
broken, in 17K2, annual shiploads of f.unilies poured llieinselvcs from Bellasl ami 
Londoiulcrrv. 'I'lie ri-sciilnu-iii wliiili lliey carried with thein eonlimu-d to Inirii in 
llu-ir new honie.s ; .iiul, in llu- U'.ii of Indepondenee, JMigland had no lien er eiu-mies 
lliaii ihe graiulsons and j;real-graiulsons of the I'resli) lerians who held I Usler against 

" Aiul so till the ri\i\ of tiiiu- may every nation sulU-r, whose li-gislatms shall 
condesceiul to make themselves the ready tools to enable the priesthood of an\ faith 
to wreak their bigotry and hatred upon those who dissent from their creed. 

" Injustice, persecution, oppression, and e,\|)atrial ion such were the rewards 
th.it the n.ition he.ipcd upon not a few of tile men, ami upon the descendeiits of the 
men who hail (ought in the great Re\ (diit ionar\- Wars. jsvcii tlu- vaiupiished did 
not fare- worse than niaii) ol tiie \ iitois. Ri-w.ird from the world, tlu-\ got none. 
Their in\\y r(-compens(- was the approbation of their own conscii-nce, the i-onviclion 
that they had tried to do their dut\ to llu-ir religion and to tlu-ir countr\ and to the 
Killg of their chouc, and tiic ecuilideiice thai lhe\ h.id perfomied a hcioii' di-i-d 
which will live in history while I'jigland herself survives. It was but a small 
amount of libeit\ that rewarded their toils; but llu-\ sowed seed w huh h.is taken 
root and grown, and we sit safely to-day under the sh.ulow of that magiiilicent tree, 
whose humble beginning they watered with tluii Idoml and with their tears," 
(VViiherow's " Deny and iMuiiskillen in l(iS()," |)p. .iS^-.^SJ.) 



AI'I'I'.N'DIX III 

(Jipy of Nalhaiuel ShauHdn' s pftitinn lo I be (icHiTnl (jjiirt, in /^>S<j, ]>raynt^ 
for the release of his servant who hail hren nnprcssnl " to yo' a Souhlicr 
a^' the Indians!' 

[Mass. Anhncs. Vol. 107, p. 20H.J 
(Sec |UKC n.| 

To the Moil'''' (iovcnr h C'oiin»<.ll 

Sitting in Boston 

'I'lic Uiiniiilc petition of Nathaniel Shannon Shewcth that whcreaii one 
Jo" Kirkc vvlio (aim- lo Townc a stranger I/aitt winter being in want of food and raymcnt fthe 
petit' having knownc him in »oine Crcditt in the Kingdom of Irchindj tooltc him into hiit honne 
and Cloatlied and fed him, being in great want, he was willing to bimi himnclf A Servant 10 the 
petit' for the Cr)n»idcration of his disburitm'* w''' wan above Ten pound- and noiw'''iitanding of 
his being bound to the petit' he thought it convenient to provide him service abroad, and to lake 
his money according as he was able lo pay it oul of what wages he I'^arn'' . in order 10 w''' the 
petit' found him a service where he did not remain' above 4 day* ere there came a warr' issued 
oul from Capt I'enn 'I'ownscnd lo secure the »'' Kirkc in order to go' a Souldier ag' the Indians 
and if in case of rcff'usall lo I,eavie ofF his goods & Chattclls 4' failing of these he must be sent to 
(foalc where he now Lycth- • 

the B'' Kirkc rather choises to continue there than l'',xpo»c the petit' to ilic l,o»» of his money, 
and Leaving the s'' Kirke in (loalc for the reason* afforcs'' the petit' disburs'' for the Las' winter* 
Kxpedilion ag' ihe Indian" Between 6 or 7' this ha'/.ard of 'I'en pound more by the •'' Kirkc arc 
I'.iihcr of ili'iii loo MiiK li money for a person of so «clen<ier abillity 

The p'misses being taken into yo' Hon" Consideration 

pray* for a releasm' for y' s'' Jo" Kirke ; and y' 

petit' shall as in duty 

I'lver pray 
HoMoii, July i5ih \<,V,i, 



Copy of Capias Writ and proceedings in the Action of (leor^e Hall vs. 
Nathaniel Shannon, which appears to have resulted in a verdict for 
the defendant. 

I Mass. Archives, Vol. '^7, p. \if^>.\ 

I Seal [ 

To the Marshall of Suffolke or his Deputy 
You are req"' in their Ma''" Names to attach the (joods & for want thereof the Body of 
NaihanacI Shannon of Boston Merch", and take bond of him to the value of F-'orty pounds with 
sufficient security for his appearance at ihe next County Court lo be holden in Boston on the last 



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THE SHANNON FAMILY 



tuesday instant April, then & there to answer the complaint of George Ball sen'' of Boston Mar- 
rin' or his lawfiill attorney in an Action of the case for that he y' said George Ball in Octob' 
1 690, in Boston being attached to answer the Compl' of Winsor Sandey at y"= [said] Court in 
January following in an Action of y' case for not paying fourteen pounds to W^"" attachm' & 
action the said [Nath'] Shannon became baile or Security for his appearance according to the 
ten'' thereof, and on the 5th day of ... . ber 1690 the PI' as a Counter security to save 
harmless & indempnifyed him the s'' Nathanael Shannon [of Boston] afores'' then and there did 
draw & to him s"" Nathanael did deliver a sett of three bills of Exchange all of [one] tenour & 
date upon himselfe y'^ s"' George Ball in Barbados (to which place he was then bound) payable 
[bv] Alexander Taggart, Merch' upon the acco" of him s"* Nathanael Shannon for the sume 
of twenty pounds curr' [money] of Barbados and on the I 5 ° day of Jan''y 1 6|-S^ he the s'* George 

Ball at Barbados afores'' the s*" Bill & of twenty pounds Sterling afores'' did 

then & there pay as by the s'' Bill & receipt indorsed on the Backside [whereof] may more 
plainly appeare, and the s"* Winsor Sandey at s'' Court was nonsuited and so the s"" Nathanael 
Shannon was fully & clearly acquitted & discharged of his Suretyship Notwithstanding which he 
the s'' Nathanael Shannon the aforesaid sume of twenty pounds haveing rec"! refuses & neglecteth 
to pay to y' pi' and is to his damage twenty pounds in money with all due Damages & so make 
a true returne hereof under your hand. 

Dated in Boston, April pr° 1692, Annoq RR* et Reginae Gulielmi et Maris Anglian &c Quarto. 

Joseph Webb p Curiam 
for the towne of Boston 



1 have attached the Body of Nathanill Shannon & taken Bond for his Appearance to Ans' 
this Attachm' According to Law this 2 April 1692 

By me Sam'^' Bridge Marshall of Suffolke. 



Know all men By these presence that 1 Nathanill Shannon as principal & Richard Willy as 
surety do Bind ourselves our Heirs & Executors to Sam"^' Bridge Marshall of Suffolke in the Sum 
of forty pounds, on condition that s'' Nathanill Shannon shall personally appear to ans' this 
Attachm' According to Law & that he shall Abide the order of the Court* & not depart without 
lysence as witness our hands this 2 day of Aprell 1692 

Natt Shannon 
Richard Willey 



^ State House, Boston, Mass. Aug. 27, A. D. 1884. 

I HEREBY CERTIFY, That at the request of Richard Cutts Shannon, of New York, I this day went to 
the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, and from the record of the action of George Ball sen' vs. Nathaniel 
Shannon, (County Court Records, Vol. 2, page 424, A. D. 1692) made a copy, as follows : 

The attachmt & Evidences in the case being read were comitted to y' Jury. The Jury brought in their verdict 
viz' They find for the Defend' costs of Court. 



APPENDIX IV 

The Naval Office during the Colonial Period. 

[See page 14.] 

For a long time the American Colonists had ignored the Acts of Trade and 
Navigation, and no steps were taken in the Colonies to execute them till Edmund 
Randolph carried to Boston a letter of censure from the King in 1676. Subse- 
quently, after ^110 IVarranto proceedings were threatened, the General Court of 
Massachusetts, in 168 1—2, passed its first law "Erecting a Naval Office," the 
avowed purpose of which was to secure a stricter observance of those Acts. 

This Colonial Law remained in operation until after the New Charter Govern- 
ment under William and Mary had been established, when in 1692—3, during the 
administration of Governor Phipps, the General Court passed a second law " for the 
erecting of a Naval Office." 

In attempting to execute this law a bitter controversy arose between the Naval 
Officer appointed by the Governor and the Collector of Customs sent out from 
England, which controversy, having been referred to the Privy Council for a solu- 
tion, was decided in favor of the Collector, and also resulted in the repeal of the 
Colonial Law of 1692—3 referred to. The date of the repeal is December 26, 1695. 

At the same time that this law was repealed, or " disallowed," the form of 
Commission to be issued, in the future, to Naval Officers was prescribed by the 
Privy Council, as well as the form of Oath he was to take and the Bond he was 
to give. 

In 1696, Parliament also passed "An Act for preventing Frauds and regulat- 
ing Abuses in the Plantation Trade," Article I\\ of which " required the Naval 
Officers in the Plantations to give Security to the Commissioners of the Customs in 
England for Performance of their Duty, and in default to be disabled." 

Finally, in 1701, the General Court made a third attempt to -pass a law "erect- 
ing a Na\all Office " that would be satisfactory to the Home Government, and this 
time it succeeded. 

It was under this law passed by the General Court, June 28, 1 701, that 
Nathaniel Shannon served as Naval Officer of the port of Boston " for upwards of 
twenty-two years." 



436 THK SHANNON FAMII-Y 

I'irsI Law passed by the General Court, in i6S r-2, " erecting a Navall 
Office," prescribing the duties of the " Navall Officer," the form of his 
dommissioti and Oath of Office, and fixing his fees. Other Laws and 
Orders relating to the subject enacted by the General Court in 1682-j, 
/6S /, ami /6Sj-6. 



For the satisf'aitioii uf'liis Maj'"' & the bolter reguhitiiif; of the navif;;uion ami traJe of this 
jurisdiction, and in purstianee iit' a hnvc made Oct. lo, 1677, referring thereto, — it is ordereii 
and enacted by this Court and tlie atithority thereof, that the Act of Parliament made in the 
, 2'ii yearc of his Maj''''* reign, iniiiuk-d An Act for encouraging and increasing of Shipping & 
Navigation ; and the act made in the 1 5''' yearc of his Maj"" reign, intituled An Act tor the 
Encouragement of Trade, be forthwith published in the market place in Boston by beate of drum, 
and that all clauses in said Acts relating to this jilantation be strictly taken notice of & observed 
as sajd acts require. 

It is further ordered by the authority aforesaid, that a Navall Office be forthwith erected 
& settled in the towne of Boston lor the entering of ships & other vessels outward & inward 
bound, for the taking of bonds, receiving and granting certificates for their clearing, according as 
in said Acts is directed. And all Commanders & Masters of shipps and other vessels are required 
to take notice hereof, and to make their entries to give bonds & receive & produce certificates for 
their clearing, according as in said Acts of Parliament exprest. 

Provided such vessclls as passe to and fro w''"" our harbours or ryvers shall not be obleidgcd 
to enter & give bond as abovesajd, nor such vessells as passe from port to porte on the majne sea 
of the coast of New England, unless they take in for their owne store and trade, in some of his 
Maj"'''' Colonjcs in New England, more than one tunn of each of the comoditjes enumerated in 
sajd acts; and for the due execution of -sajd oflice, it is ordered, that James Russell, Esq. who 
was chosen by this Court lany 1 I, 1680, be the Ofiicer who shall have Commission under the 
hand of the Governor or Secretary and Scale of the Colony, & be sworne by said Governor to 
the faithfull discharge of the same, which Ofiicer so authorized shall keepc fourc books of all 
entryes, certificates & bonds, which shall allways be liable to the vejw of any ofiicer or other 
person that may informe of the breach of sajd Acts or other lawes in pursuance thereof or reffer- 
ring to the trade of this jurisdiction ; and for the greater ease of the towne of Salem & adjacent 
ports, Benjamin Gerrish is appointed the Ofiicer in the towne of Salem, who shall in like manner 
from time to time, once in sixe months, deliver faive copies of all bonds to the Governor, and 
shall receive for his service, referring to the premises, such fi'ees as by the lawe are allowed to 
recorders and clarkes of County Courts. 

And for the Governor's signing a certificate for their clearing, the fiee shall be two Shillings. 

It is further ordered by the authority aforesaid, that if any person shall desire & obtayne a 
special Court for the tryall of any case referring to the premises, he shall give in usual caution to 
respond all costs, before warrants be issued forth to asseinble sajd Court and jury; and if any 
person be damnified by false information, wrongful! searching, or seizing any goods, ships or 
other vessell, he may recover the same by an action of the case in any Court or Courts of judi- 
cature, according to the usual course of lawe. Ami for the encouragement of his Maj'"' Ofiicer 



AFPENI3IX IV 437 

or Officers, and all informers, shall from time to time bey aydcd and assisted by all Marshalls, 
Constables, or other Officers, by warrant from the Gov. Deputy Gov. or other majistratc, in 
the prosecution of the breaches of sajd Acts of trade Sc navigation. 

And tlie Secretary is ordered to sign all the Commissions of said Office, and cause the 
Courts order to he jiuhlishcd, w'^ the Acts of trade, as is before provided. (February 1 6, 
1681-2. j 



The Ciovno' & Company of the Massachusetts Colony in New England. 
■Jo J. R. Navall Officer 

Whereas you are chosen & appointed Navall Officer for the service of his Maj''' in the 
several! ports of the Massachusetts Colonje during the pleasure of the Governo' & Company. 
These are in his Maj''"^« name, to authorize and require you diligently & faithfully to attend that 
service, by taking entrjes of all ships & other vessells outward & inward bound, by taking bonds 
& receiving & granting cirtifficates for their clearing, keeping ffaive books of all entrjes, cirtifficates 
& bonds, once in sixe moncths, returning fbure copies of all such bonds unto the Governor for 
the time being, according to the lawes of this jurisdiction, made in pursuance of the Acts of Par- 
liament for the incouragement & increase of trade & navigation ; and to observe all such orders 
& instructions as you shall ti-om time to time receive from the Governor & Company relating to 
the execution of the said Office. In testimony whereof, the scale of this Colony is hereunto 
affixed. Dated in Boston, March 17''' in the 33'' ycare of the reigne of our sovereign lord 
Charles the Second, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland, King &c, 
in the yeare of our f>ord l68r-2. (March 17, 1681-2. j 



Whereas you, j. R. are chosen Navall Officer for the several ports of the Massachusetts 
Colonje, and have received a Comission from the Gov. & Company of the sajd Colonje for the 
execution of that Office, you doc svveare by the great name of the ever living God, that you will 
carefully and duely attend the execution of the sajd Office according to the tenno' and true intent 
of yo' Comission, & the lawes of this jurisdiction. So help you God. 



As an addition to the law, title Navall Officer, it is ordered, that the port of Boston, to 
which Charls Town is annexed, and the port of Salem, to which Marblehead, Beverly, Glou- 
cester, Ipswich, Rowley, Newbery and Salisbury are annexed as members, arc and shall be 
lawfull ports in this Colony, where all ships, & other vessels, shall lade and unlade any of the 
plantations enumerated goods, or other goods from foreign parts, and nowhere else, on penalty 
of the confiscation of such ship or vessell, with her goods, tackle, &c. as shall lade or unlade 
elsewhere. 
2. That no ship, or other vessell, arriving from foreign parts, shall brcake bylk before entry 

with the Governor and Navall Officer, if they come into the port of Boston, and in all other 

ports not before entry with the Navall Officer, on penalty of confiscation of ship and goods ; 

and when the Masters of said ships or vessells are not inhabitants in this Colony, then into 



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whatsoever port they arrive their entry shall be made with the Governor and Naval! Officer 
that belongs to the port where they trade. 

3 . That no ship or other vessell, shall lade or unlade any part of their cargoe in the night season 
that is not of the growth of this Country, unless it being case of necessity, and then notice 
to be given to his Maj'"^' Officer upon the place, if anv be there, on penalty ot confiscation 
of said goods. 

4. That no ship or other vessell, shall take on board any of the enumerated plantation comod- 
ities, more than their ships store, before they have given bond, or shew a Certifficate that 
they have already given bond, as the Act of Parliament required, on penalty of confiscation 
of such ship and goods, unless they be such as pass from port to port of our owne jurisdic- 
tion, who are then to have a permit signed by the Navall Officer. 

5. And for the information and satisfaction of all persons concerned, it is hereby declared that 
his Majestjes Officer hath power to sieze any ship or vessell he judges forfeited to his Majesty, 
in order to hir triall, and that he hath liberty to search all vessells that are outward bound, 
and put waytors on board of all ships inward bound. 

6. And that the time of entering and clearing at the Navall Office be betwixt the howers of 

10 and 12 in the forenoon and z and 4 in the afternoon. 

7. That no vessell of twenty tunnes and upward, except such as fetch wood, boards, stones, 
or lumber, shall pass the Castle without a lett pass from the Gov' for the time being, if 
resident in Boston, and in his absence from the Deputy Gov' on penalty of 20 pounds. 

As an addition unto and explanation of the law, title Shipping, p. 141, it is ordered by 
this Court, and the authority thereof, that no person shall trade w'*" any ship or vessel arriving 
on our coast until they are brought to anchor in one of the ports assigned and appointed in the 
law, title An Addition to the Lawes, title Navall Office, on penalty and forfeiture provided in 
the said law, title Shipping. (February 9, 1682-3.) 



It is ordered that Nathaniel Clarke be the Navall Officer for Newbery and Salisbury ports. 
(May 7, 1684. j 



It is ordered, that Benjamin Gerrish be the Officer for Salem and the ports annexed, in 
stead of the late Mr. Hilljard Veren, to demand and receive the powder money of all masters 
of shipps and other vessells, according to their respective burdens, the said Gerrish giving an 
Account to the Surveyor General yearly or oftener, as the law directs. 

For asmuch as James Russell, Esq. Navall Officer, doth declare to the Court his desire 
to be freed from that trust, his desire is therein granted, and it is ordered, that Samuel Nowel, 
Esq. be the Navall Officer, & exercise that trust until this Court take fiarther order & to be 
commissioned and sworne as the law directs. (February 16, 1685-6.) 



APPENDIX IV 439 

Second Law passed by the General Court, in i6p2-j, " erecting a Navall 

Officer 

WHEREAS by act of parliament, made in the fitteeth year of King Charles the 
Second, entituled, "An Act for the encouragement of trade," It is provided. That no ship 
or vessel, coming to any land, island, plantation, colony, or territory or place, to his majesty 
or heirs and successors belonging, in America, shall lade or unlade any goods or commodities 
whatsoever, until the master or commander of such ship or vessel shall first have made known 
to the governour of such land, island, plantation, colony, territory or place, or such other 
person or officer as shall be by him thereunto authorized and appointed, the arrival of the said 
ship or vessel, with her name,, and the name and surname of her master or commander, and 
have shown to him that she is an English-built ship, or made good by producing certificate that 
she is a ship or vessel free, and navigated with an English master, and three fourth parts of the 
mariners Englishmen, under the pain of the loss of ship or vessel and apparel ; now for the 
due and more effectual observation of said act of parliament, and that all undue trading contrary 
to the said act may be prevented in this their majesties' province of the Massachusetts Bav, — 

Be it enacted and ordained, by the Governour, Council and Representatives in General 
Assembly convened, and it is hereby enacted and ordained by the authority of the same, 

[Sect. I.] That in the several ports and places hereafter mentioned there shall be a naval 
office erected, wherein the officers by the governour to be appointed for the ends aforesaid shall 
duly attend ; that is to say, at Boston, for the port of Boston (and Charlestown ) ; at Salem, 
for the port of Salem and Mablehead ; at Ipswich, at Newbury, at Kittery, at Plimouth, and 
at Bristol ; at which naval office all masters of ships or vessels arriving in this province shall 
make their entry with the officer, according as the said act of parliament requires. 

And be it also enacted by the authority aforesaid, 

[Sect. 2.] That all masters of ships or vessels sailing out of this province shall, before 
their sailing out thereof, clear their said ships or vessels in the said naval office. And that an 
officer be appointed at Martha's Vineyard, and another at Nantucket, to enter and clear all 
vessels passing to and from thence, but not to be accounted ports for the unlivery or lading of 
any of the enumerated commodities. And the fees in the said office to be demanded and 
received shall be these following and no other, viz., — 
For entring and clearing all ships and vessels trading to this place 

from abroad (excepting Connecticut, Rhode Island, Narraganset 

and New Hampshire, ) viz., two shillings entering and two 

shillings clearing ........ jQo 4s. od. 

Examining and recording certificates that bonds are given according to 

the act of navigation, two shilling .....02 o 

A bond given according to the act of navigation, and for the copying 

of the same to be transmitted to England, three shillings ..03 o 

A certificate of the lading, two shillings .....02 o 

For entering and clearing all vessels trading to and from Connecticut, 

Rhode Island, Narraganset, and New Hampshire, five shillings per 

year, or twelvepence each voyage, at the master's choice ..01 o 



440 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

A certificate for vessels lading of goods, carried in them from port to 

port within the province, one shilling, . . . . o i o 

A certificate for goods of the growth of Europe, carried out ot the 

province to other plantations, two shillings ....02 o 

For every oath administered, sixpence, .....00 6 

And the said naval officer is hereby impowered to adininister the oaths required by said 

act of parliament. [^PiJJSt-J June 27 ; published July 2.] 



Petition of Collector Brenton, in which he explains in detail his fruitless 
efforts to make seizure of the Brigantine " Mary " and the Sloop " Good 
Luck " and their cargoes, for illegally trading direct with foreign 
countries ; — refers to the personal indignities and assaults he had received 
from Governor Phipps, himself and then prays that the " causes " may 
be retried in England before the Privy Council. 

[Mass. Archives, Vol. 61, pp. 388-391.] 

To the R' HonW"^ the Lords Com' of their 
Ma''"' Treasury 

The humble Petition of Jahleel Brenton CoIK 
of the Customes in their Ma'y* Colonies in 
New England 
Sheweth 

That a Brigantine called the Mary in y"^ Month of Sept' in the 3'' year of their Ma'y^ 
Reigne Imported into their Ma'y* Province of the Massachusetts Bay directly from Rochell in 
fFrance her Loading of Sundry goods of the growth and Manufacture thereof and haveing 
Secretely in an un Law" port in y= said Province there unloaden y' same, was also found att 
the said Port Beloaden with Tobacco of y' growth of their Ma''" Plantations, Bond not have- 
ing been given for Carrying y= same to England &c as the Statutes in that Case require w'^h sd 
Brigantine and Tobacco was Seized p' yo' Pef on the 31=" day of Oct' in y' year aforesaid 
att w'^h time was then also holden a County Court att Boston aforesaid where yo' Pet' then 
Exhibiteing an Informacon ag" y= said Brigantine and Tobacco prayed for a Tryall upon the 
same, but one Sam" Shrimpton Merch' Claymer of the said Brigantine and Tobacco pleading 
that he had not Sufficient time to prepare for the Sd Tryall the Case was thereupon Continued 
to y^ next County Court to be holden in Boston aforesaid in Jan'y next fFolloweing, but before 
v'= time or Sessions of y' said Courts being holden to W^h the sd Case was Continued, the same 
Court wherein it was Continued being holden by Adjournmn' did p' virtue of a p'tended writt 
to their officer in a Most lllegall and Arbitrary mann' turn their Ma'y= officer of the Customes 
out of the said Brigatine took all the sd Tobacco out of their Ma''" Storehouse and deliv'ed 
both Brigatine and Tobacco to y' said Claimer thereof pretending to take Bond of the Claimer 
for the Value thereof who Imediately sent the same directly to Spaine (as Your petitioner hath 
been informed) and doubts not could prove were here in p'son Comissionated by their Maj"'='' to 



APPENDIX IV 441 

Examine Witnesses Notwithstanding Your petitioner prosecuteing the said Informacon at the 
said Courte to w'^'' the said Cause was Continued obtain'd a Verdict and Judgement ag' the 
said Brigantine and Tobacco whereupon Your petitioner demanded of the said Courte the said 
Bond W^' he could by noe means obtaine but the said Claimer prevailed with the said Courte 
to grant him another Tryall for the said Cause by way of appeal to the next Co" of Assis'= to 
be holden at Boston aforesaid in Marchjiext following where also with illegall and Arbitrary 
Proceedings the said Courte reversed the former Judgmen' ag' the said Brigantine and Tobacco 
upon w"^"" your Petitioner prayed for an Appeal to Their Maj"" Royall person in Councill 
but the said Courte denyed your petitioner such an Appeal though the said Brigantine and 
Tobacco amounted to in real! value y' Sum of _^6oo. 

That the aforesaid Brigantine returneing to y= Coast of New England directly trom Spaine 
Loaden w''' Spanish Iron and haveing landed parte of it to the value ot about ^"zoo Ster 
Your Petitioner made Seizure thereof and Secured the same in their Maj''"^' Storehouse at 
Boston aforesaid and proscecuteing ag' the said Iron at a County Courte holden at Boston 
aforesaid on the 26 day of July in the 4''' Yeare of their Maj'"* Reigne the Chiefe Judge of 
the said Courte Declared to the jury that the onus probandi lay upon the officer Notw^standing 
w'^'' the said Jury brought in a Spial Verdict which the said Judge refused to accept of and 
Sending them out againe directed them as aforesaid that the onus probandi lay upon the officer 
untill the said Jury brought in a Verdict for the Defend'. But your Petitioner (according to 
the Lavves and practice of the province) Entring a Review in the Cause whereby the said 
Iron would have been (unavoidably) condemned the aforesaid Sam" Shrimpton Defend' 
Claimer of the said Iron with an officer of this province who also tooke w''' him the Assistance 
of above 20 Men and under a pretence of a Writt or Execucon haveing broken open their 
Maj"" Warehouse Storehouse from thence tooke out and carried away all the aforesaid Iron 

That S' Wm Phipps Gov' of this Province w''' his Councill have lately made an Order 
thereby disinableing your petitioner for entring or Cleareing any Vessells or any ways Examin- 
ing y"^ Masters concerning their Loading declaring also by the said Order, y' the sole power of 
Entring and cleareing V^esselis is onely w'"" the Navall Officer w"^*" hath proved a great encour- 
agemen' to p'sons here in Comitting fFrauds and practiceing unlawhill Trades and in order to 
the concealment of some Private Trades w'^'' the said S' Wm Phipps is here manageing & 
Carrying on which said Order of the said S' Wm Phipps & Councell is absolutely contrary to 
their Maj'''* Letters Patents granted to your Petitioner and repugn' to those Acts of Parliam' in 
this case made and Provided But the said Order not takeing y' Effect or Answering their Ends 
w"^"" may be justly Supposed was thereby expected y' said S' Wm Phipps p'vailed w'"" the 
late Gen" Assembly of this Province to Enact and accordingly by the said S' Wm Phipps 
and Councill and Representatives it is Enacted That all Enumerated Plantacon Comodities w'^'' 
shall hereafter be brought into this province from any other of their Maj''"^* Plantacons shall & 
may be transported and carryed from porte to porte and place to place w'''in this Province by 
Land or Water for supply of the Inhabitants and Trade w'Mn the same w'^out any Entring or 
cleareing Bond or Certificate to be given or taken for the same and that noe Boate or other 
Vessell useing to Pass or Trade between porte and porte place and place within this province 
only and not designed to goe elsewhere shall be obliged to Enter or Clear Provided that noe 
such Boate or other Vessell doe takein or carry more than 6 Hogsheads or one Tun and halfe 



442 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

of the Enumerated Comodities at any one time turne or Voyage so that hereby the Statutes of 
the iz'*" and of" the 25''' Yeare of y"^ Reign of the late King Charles the Second Entitled an 
Act for y' Encourageing and Increaseing of Shipping and Navigacon and an Act for the 
Encouragemen' of the Greenland and Eastland Trade and for the better Secureing the planta- 
tion Trade are in great measure made void & of no effect. 

That the said S' Wm Phipps & a Navall Officer^ by him here appointed have kept from 
your petitioner Cocketts and Certificates for European & Enumerated goods and Commodities 
imported and have often admitted the Importacon and p''mitted the unloading of the said goods 
and Comodities when no Cocketts or Certificates have been here produced for the same and 
have alwayes denyed & refused letting your Petitioner have what Bonds are taken in the Navall 
Office for Enumerated Comodities here Exported or who are Sureties for the same. 

That here lately arrived a Sloop called the good luck Tho. Wake M' who pretended to 
come from the Island of Providence being loaden w'"" Indico Fustick and other goods of the 
growth of Jam" and no Certificate being produced for the said goods Your Petitioner made 
Seizure thereof and got parte of the said goods (to the value of about ^1000 New England 
Money) into Their Maj"" Storehouse whereupon the Gov' S' Wm Phipps w'"" those that 
belonged to the said goods and others to the number of about 50 Persons attending him came 
to the said Storehouse and there laying violent hands upon your Petitioner pulling and dragging 
him about the Wharfe at the said Storehouse and Stricking him Severall blowes upon the 
Breast and other parts of his body & Strickeing him on the fFace with his fist abuseing him with 
all manner of Barbarous Language Threatening to beat him till he had broke all his Bones and 
then to Comitt him to prison if hee did not imediately deliver all the said goods Seised and put 
in y' said Storehouse Your Petitioner Considering the Station the said S' Wm Phipps stands in 
here by their Maj"" Appoin' thought it better to Submitt to his Arbitrary Act of fForce and 
Suffer him to have the goods rather then to Duel it with him — or to suffer from him what he so 
Arbitrarily threatened and therefore Submitted to his haveing the said goods declareing at the 
said time that the said goods Still remained under Seizure for their Maj"'* 

Of all which your petitioner conceived it his Duty humbly to Certify your Lops and 
doth most humbly beseech your Lops Favour that your petitioner may have their Maj"" Grant 
that the Causes before menconed may be brought before their Maj"'" in Council! and that your 
petitioner may have libty in p'son to p'secute y= same and that their Maj''" would be graciously 
pleased to appoint such of their Royall Subjects here as there Maj''" shall think fitt Impowering 
them to call before them and Examine upon Oath all p'sons here that are able to give Evidence 
in every or any of the matters and Causes aforesaid And that such Evidences so to be taken with 
such matters as are upon record here as also the Evidences of such p'sons who are now gone 
beyond seas and have been taken before persons capable for takeing the same in their Maj'"^' 
Province of Hampshire and in other their Maj''" Collonies of Rhoad Island and Providence 
Plantations relateing to the matters aforesaid may be transmitted to their Maj''" Royall p'son in 
Councill that the Causes before menconed may bee there finally determined And that their 
Maj'i'^ would be graciously pleased to Command the said p'sons conserned in the before 
menconed Causes to give their Attendance and Answ the same as to their Maj'""* in their high 
Wisdome shall be thought fitt 

And y' Pet' as in duty bound shall ever pray &c 



APPENDIX IV 443 

Affidavit of Naval Officer Welsteed, dated September ij, i6g^, giving his 
account of the dispute which had arisen between him and Collector 
Brenton. 

[Mass. Archives, \'ol. 6i, page 523.] 

William Welsteed Naval Officer tor the Port of Boston declareth and maketh Oath. 

That whensoever m'^ Jahleel Brenton their Maj''" Collector &c hath sent to me, to be 
informed concerning any V'essell Ladeing of the Enumerated Camodities, whither Bond was 
given, and who was Surety, I have at all times informed those whom either the s'' Collector or 
his Deputy sent to me, and have often told them that they or the CoU or his Deputy might see 
the Bonds if they pleased, and Cap' Laurence Hammond Dep'i' Collector has been shewn by 
me all the Bonds I have taken in the Navall Office until! the Seventh of September Currant as 
also all that was delivered by m' Benj* Jackson former Naval Officer. 

ffurther That I have sent to s"" Collector or his Deputy all the Certificates and Cocquets 
that ever were desired of mee, and that at the time of the Goods Landing which Certificates 
and Cocquets s"* Collector nor his Deputy has never returned any of to me, but still detains. 
Though on the 31^' August last I demanded the same of s'* Collector by virtue of an order of 
his ExcelKx & Council! Dated the j'*" Novemb' 1692, ordering him or his Deputy to return 
the same to the Naval office there to be Lodged, which he refused to do. 

Witness my hand at Boston this Seventeenth day of September I 69^. 

W'M Welsteed Naval office' 

The said William Welsteed Nav offic' 
declares That the s** Collector hath divers 
times sent to me, to demand A Certificate 

under my hand who was Surety, & I have Sworn in Council Sept' 17, 1694. 

denyed it, telling the waiters he sent, as Is= Addington Secry 

above, and that if the Collector wou!d show 
me that I was oblidged to it I would read- 
ily comply with it 

witness my hand day aboves'' Ju' 17 Sep' 1694. 

W" Welsteed Nav offic' 



Affidavit of Naval Officer Jackson, dated November i§, i6g-f, gi''^'ing his 
account of the dispute which had arisen between him and Collector 
Brenton. 

[Mass. Archives, Vol. 61, page 554.] 

Benjamin Jackson ot Boston in their Majesties Province of the IVIassachusetts Bay in New 
England Deposeth 

That Some time after the arrivall ot his Excellency S' William Phips fi-om England unto 
his Government of their IVIajesties Province afixiresaid There being by an act of the General! 
Assembly a Navall office Erected att Boston and Several! other places in the said Province in 



444 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

the said act Named, This Deponent was appoynted by the Said S^ William Phips to bee navall 
officer for the Port of Boston and Charlestovvne That About the time when this Deponent began 
to act in that office there did arise a Dispute between this Deponent and one Jahleel Brenton 
their Maj'''* Collector in New England. For the said Jahleel Brenton affirmed to this Depo- 
nent That the masters of all ships and other vessells inward and outward bound ought not onely 
to Enter and clear their vessells and Ladeing att his office but alsoe to Lodge their Certificates 
and Cocketts Therein. This Deponent considering that the Said Brenton was appoynted by 
their Majesties Comission to be in his Said office of Collector Thought himselte obliged to shew 
all Due Respect thereunto And therefore that there might bee noe misunderstanding between 
this Deponent and the said Brenton w'^' might Prove Prejudiciall to their Majesties service This 
Deponent told the said Brenton that hee would not willingly doe any thing that Tended to 
begett any Difference But hee apprehended that all Certificates and Cocketts Should be Lodged 
att the Navall office For that this Deponent was informed that this was the Custome of other 
of their Maj"" Plantations in America This the Said Brenton Denyed Saying they ought to bee 
Lodged with him. Soon after this Severall masters who came to the Navall office to Enter their 
vessells informed this Deponent That some officers who did belong unto the Said Brenton came 
on board their vessells as soon as they arrived in the Harbour of Boston and Demanded their 
Certificates and Cocketts And when they Produced the Same the Said officers Haveing gott them 
in their hands went imediatly on Shoar with them and they were detained att the office ot the 
Said Brenton until Such masters were Forced to Enter their vessells and Ladeing there and to 
Pay Such unreasonable Fees as were Demanded of them by the Said Brenton or his Deputy and 
that hee the Said Brenton and his officers did threaten to seize their vessells if they did not doe 
soe and by this meanes they were forced as they affirmed to this Deponent to Enter their ves- 
sels and goods att the Said Brentons office before they came to the Governour which is the First 
thing (according to the act of Parliament) That all masters of Ships ought to doe when first they 
arive att any Port in their Maj''"^* Dominions in America where a Governour Resides. And 
Severall times when this Deponent hath been forced to order a seizure of vessells and Goods 
because the masters did not produce the Certificates or Cocketts and make Entry of their vessells 
and Ladeing att the Navall office according to the time Limitted by act of Parliament they affirmed 
to this Deponent that their Certificates were Detained at the office of the Said Brenton which 
was the cause of their Neglect. Hereupon this Deponent being kindred (by Such Irregular 
proceedings of the said Brenton) in the Execution of his office For some time afterwards kept all 
Certificates and Cocketts in the Navall office But in regard this Deponent was Sensible that the 
Said Brenton ought to be Satisfied that due Entryes were made of all ships inward and outward 
bound and of all goods Exported and imported that hee might thereby know how to Prevent 
Frauds and make Seizures for their Maj''=^ if hee discovered any unlawfull Practices in Trade 
contrary to the acts of Parliament This Deponent for s** Brentons satisfaction when ever he kept 
any originall Certificates or Cocketts in the Navall office instead of them Gave a Certificate under 
his hand unto all Masters of Ships inward and outward bound Signifying that they had Entered 
and Cleared according to Law att the Navall office and in the Said Certificate was Expressed a 
true and Particular account of all Goods imported and exported according to the originall Cer- 
tificates and Cocketts unlesse upon Some occasions it happened that the originall Certificates or 
Cocketts contained too many Particulars to be conveniently expressed in this Deponents Certifi- 



APPENDIX IV 445 

cate and in Such case the Certificate given by this Deponent did allwayes ret'err unto the original 
Certificates or Cocketts lying in the Navall office w'^'' with the books of Entryes were allwayes 
to be Seen by the Said Brenton his Deputy and his officers whenever they desired to Examine 
the Same But Notwithstanding Such Certificates as afl^oresaid was given by this Deponent for the 
Said Brentons Satisfaction and Masters of Ships unto whom they were given were Directed by 
this Deponent to produce them to the Said Brenton and the Certificates were directed unto the 
Said Brenton by name Yet hee refused to take any notice thereof and without Sending to the 
Navall office to Examine the Bookes or Cocketts (as Severall Masters of vessells complained to 
this Deponent ) the Said Brenton did cause their vessells and Ladeing to be seized because they 
did not Produce the originall Certificates or Cocketts att his office, and this Deponent Saith that 
hee would have delivered the originall Certificates or Cocketts unto the officers of the Said Bren- 
ton when ever hee Sent them to Demand the Same if the Said officers would have promised to 
returne them againe to bee Lodged in the Navall office but this they allwayes refused to doe by 
direction from the Said Brenton as they told this Deponent And this Deponent refused to Deliver 
them for noe other reason but because s"* Brenton by his officers refused to returne them to the 
Navall office where this Deponent verily beleives they ought to be Lodged. But that this Depo- 
nent might be noe Longer hindred in the Execution of his office by the s'' Brenton as afforesaid 
and being moved by Severall Merchants and Masters of Ships who informed this Deponent how 
much they had Suffered by the Said Brentons hindring their buisinis and Exacting unreasonable 
fees from them without any power to doe soe by an act of the Gen" Assembly this Deponent 
(thinking it his Duty) Apply' d himselfe to his Excellency the Governour and Council! Com- 
plaineing of the Said Brentons Disorderly Proceedings and Humbly pray'd That they would bee 
pleased by their Determination of the matter to put an end to the afforesaid Dispute between 
this Deponent and the said Brenton and by their order to direct where Certificates and Cocketts 
Should hee Lodged. Whereupon they were pleased to order all Certificates and Cocketts to bee 
Lodged att the Navall office as by their order (reference thereto being had ) may more Fullv and 
att Large Appear. 

And this Deponent Further Saith that after the Said Orders or Declarations of the Govern- 
our and Councill were Published and this Deponent received the Same hee in obedience there- 
unto Sent all Certificates and Cocketts unto the Said Brentons office when s'' Brentons officers 
came to Demand them without refusing any of them but never could gett them againe to bee 
Lodged att the Navall office according to the aforesaid order of the Governour and Council 
although hee did send to Demand them but they were detained att the Said Brentons office as 
this deponent was told for att the messengers returne hee informed this Deponent that haveing 
Demanded Certificates and Cocketts att the Said Brentons office from his Deputy hee refused to 
Deliver them. And whereas the Said Brenton ComplaLnes that this Deponent hath allwayes 
refused to lett him Know the names of Such as have given bond in the Naval office tor the 
delivery of Enumerated goods exported according as the act of Parliament Directs This Depo- 
nent Saith that he would have given him the names of Such persons if the Said Brenton would 
have given this deponent his reasons for makeing Such a Demand but hee never gave his reasons 
for Demanding to know them although this Deponent desired to bee Satisfyed of the Same 
therefore this Deponent never thought himselfe obliged to give him an account thereof But this 
Depon' whenever hee tooke bond in the Navall office gave a Certificate to the master of the 



44'' I IN'. SHANNON TAMILV 

Sliiji vvlii-rriii vvmk cxio'ciinfil ili^il lii-c lia<l l''.iilrri-(l inio liijiui all llur Nuviill iiflicc iiR liic Law 
if<|uircil Ami lliiii |)r|)i)in-m lialli licc-ii iiiloiiiicil by ncvcrall iiiamcrii ul vcjibi-IIii wliii liail Siu li 
C'ciiilii alc» 'I'lial iioiwiiliiilamliiin llicy hail I'rijiliiicii the Same and |)r(l.iir,| ilirv li.i.l j-ivni 
liiiiitt mi llic Navall iillid- yrll llie Saiil Krriiloii wiiiiUI lakr tine tioiiir iliriiul l>iii iliii',ii<'iii'<l 
III nei/c llictit ami iauhi-<l nonic nl llu-ii vmaclln in Ix-c nci/i-il, panic iilarly utic Julian C'l.iik Ii.kI 
hill vc-aiii-ll Bfi/ctl all Klinilc-llaiKl liy llu- urilcr nf ilic Saiil Kiiiiiiiii tiolwillintiitiiliti}; hir lia<l 
Sill h C ritilir.iK' xivni hh ulinrriiaiil alt llu- Nav.ill oflii r .ind ili.ii ihr Saiil Kiciiloii |iiit liiiii to 
griMl irmilil'- ami I'.xiii'mc- lii-loic luv loiilil lirr |iiiiriHir,| Ml |)r|,,iii alioiil Imb i-awliill adairni an 
tlir Suiii Clark iiiliirmol ilii^ l)i {um m. 

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I'liipn lilt- (ioveniiiiir Deilarr that In- wmiM iipImM tin- Saiil Kiciiiuii in tin- iueiiition of hin 
iillirc ai> lar ait her wan iinpiiwcinl In ilnii Maj"" Inr lice lliinijslil himnellc- ol)li(i;c(l lor I heir 
Maj""' iiilcicni not- II) ilnr Hiii Im iliuuchi liiiii Scltc obligcil likcwinc by ihrir Maj"''' Coinamln 
li) hiinni'lfi- III liiiiiirr llu- Said UmiiIoii Ihmii aliiihciti(^ their noinl Subjeiin ol llie Said I'rovime 
by Sill h llli>.,ill .iiid iiii|ir.i riiirreililin» an all'iireiiaiil. Ami tlii» Depuriiiii dmli Suliiiiiil\ 
Declare ili.ii ln-i- li.iili n'-iii many iiiiilam'e« iil hin l''.xrellemyeii liirbearam i- aiid paliimi- with 
the Said Hieniiin Im ,i i oiinitlerable lime iiiiiwilhnlamlint.^ hin imiiiy aliVonln In IiIh l''.X('ellciic'y 
ami the ( iiivi-llinirni mrrily (an hin I'.Kiellemy i-xpn-hhcd In lliin DrpiinenI ) linaime hee might 
mil doe any ihiii)/, lliiil rehi-nililrd ,i diiMiiiiaiyiiiiiii ..I jiini .iiid lin- i .iniini niiaginr any other 
reaniii) nl the Said Hrenloiin In iniitiniir Siii li liin .illinnl' v\ ' '' liaili Inl liiin Hi make inmpluinlii 
to their Maj'"" aKailinl liin l'',X( ellem y and the (Mivernnniii biii ln-i .mir iliey have retrained him 
Irnm exaililig iiiireanniiaiile lem in hin nllire and during; uiMw nlln i iliiiign under a I'releiiie nl 
Power Iroin their Maj''" whii h .m- C'nnii.iiv In llieir iiiirn-Ni and leiidrd In llie great diniiirbamc 

<ll the I'iMir l>r ihl-ir guild Siil i|i-i In nl lliril Said I'mvillir .Ilia lime vvlll-ll lliev Clll'l-lllllly 
iiiiliia. r,| ilir Ni\v ■,c-it|iiiiriii ij| ilii'ii M a|"" ( iiiveniiiHiil mc-i ihriii, 

HiNJ* JAlKhON 
Swnril In belnre llir I ,iru' ( inviTlnHii ami ihr I 'nuin il 
Nnvembir i s"' 1 1")\ 

hi* AnniNciiiN Sei ry 



I .fttiT from Ihf I'rivy Council, dalcil Dcumbtr Jji, i(*95', repi-alni^ the Law 
of i(h)j ,' passed by iba Ci-ueral Court ^* erfc(ifi_n a Navall OJIicc," 
and presiril'iHj!^ forms fur thf Commission to he issmul l/icrraflfr to a 
" Navall Ollitary" as well as the Oath he is to lake, and the lloiid he is 
to nive. 

Thin ail "It halh been lliniiglil III In lepeal, iiia:.imu li a:. llie pnwci:. ,iii<l diiciiiniis 
therein given in the naid Ollicer are, by divern Aiin o( I'arliameni, renerved In ii. h (lllmi nr 
Olliiern an nlnill be appnimcd by the C'nmminnrn nl liin Ma'" Ciinlninen, in whnm, mure 
purlieiilarly, in piimuiimc of an An in.idc- in ilu- /s'h \cmi nl ihe reign ol' King C'harlcii the 
Scinml, that vvhnle bnninenn dnen belniig, in mdi-i \ manage llie haine and In laiine ihe neverall 
llllticn thereby impmied in be levyed ; and ,ii i nnliiigly llir I'nnini" nl hin Ma'>' C'n^lnmen have 



AI'I'KNDIX IV 



447 



liy ilircv lioiiN ol llir I.Didh C'oiiiiii" ul llic 'I'tiMMiry ;i|i)ii>iiiicil ,iri Ollii cr Id lake ( iiir ol lli:il 
wliole iiiatlcr ; wliiili nuiil Ollict-r yim arc lo ciicouraj^i- and arniim in llie cxe< iition ol liin 
OHicc in pumuancc uf nevcrall A< u ni I'arlianicnl made in llial l)clialf, wliicli reitlriclion, ncvcr- 
ihelcus, in not to hinder ilic appoiiiiinn a Navail Oliircr iiy liin Ma'i" (iovcrnor or Comand' in 
Chief, and the entiining l>y a l,aw the dirci'lionn and aiilhorilic-n lo him given, provided ihe 
name be agreeal)le to the linage ol other i'hinlationii ; and lijr your liirlher irilljrmalion licrcin 
you will herewith receive the c(j|)icn ol a C'o;inni»»ion & !ni>tru( lionH usually given (o a Navail 
Ofliccr in other I'laniationii wherein Hi» Ma'f will expect a due conlormity, likcwinc, in hid 
Maj''" I'rovince of the MamachiisctiB Bay." — Letter frum the I'rivy Coiiinil to the (Suvernoi 
is" Count it (if the Province, Dec. 2(), ifi'^H- 



I 

I'lirnt of L'ommniion to he iMiiecl lo ci NiipiiI (lljun . 

To all People Hj whom ihene p'ncntH i>hall (ume ; I H'rancis Ni< IioIikjii lUijuire liin Maj''" 
l.ieutt and (iovcrno' (»en" o( thin hin Collony & Dominion o( Virginia nend (ireeting, Know 
ye thai I y' naid H'rancin Nicholson by vertue ol cjiie Act ot Parliameni made in the twclvth 
year of y' Reign of King Charlen y' Second Intituled an Act lljr the encoiirageing h encreaiiing 
of Shipping it Navigacon And one Act of I'arliaineiil made in y' fifleenih year of the itaid 
King Cliarleii Intituled an Aci lor the encouragement of Trade & one Act of Parliament made 
in y' twenty iiecond and twenty third yearn of the Rcignc ol the »■' King Charlen ; liilitulcd 
an Act to prevent y' planting ot Tobacco \\\ iMigland h Regulating the I'lanlalion trade ; And 
one Act of Parliament made in y" twenty fifth year rjf the Reigne of the naid King Charlen 
Intituled an Act lor y' entouragem' of y' (irecniaiui & P.anlland tradcn, and for the better 
necuring (jf the Plantation Trade, And one Act of Parliameni made in the neventli & eighth 
yearn of hin p'nenl Majentien Reigne Kniituled an Act for the preventing fraudn h Regulating 
abuncn in the Planlaiion lra<le. And in purnuance of y' Authorilyn by the naid Acts ol Parliain' 
ti every of them lo me given have deputed & Impowcrcd & do hereby <lepule & Inipower 

within the prii-cincln or Dintrictn of. — 

in thii hia Maj" Colony ti Dominion pumuant to the naid Acin of Parliament to Kxccule the 
Oflicc U duty of the OlHcer commonly called & linown by y' name of ye Navail (Jfliccr, with 
all & ningular the Righin powcrn & Aulliorityn to me given thereby accortling to the ncverall 
Rulen Ordern & Directioiih therein prcncribed & aino lo puit in Kxecution all other I.awfull 
Powcrn ic Authoritien belonging lo the naid Officer in all things proceeding as y' I,aw directs, 
Hereby willing & Re(|uirii)g all & every his Majesties Officers d Ministers & all othern whom it 
may conccrnc to be ai<ling & asinling to him in all thiiign an betoinelh. And I do further gram 
unto the said that he nhall enjoy the naid ollice during Pleanure, 

Ciiven under my hand & seal at James Citty the day of in the 

eleavciilli year of his Majesties Reigne : Annoij. Doin : \(ti)V, 

A Com icon for to be 
Navail (Jllicer of 



448 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

II 

Fonn of Onth to he ailmin'ntered to a Naval Officer. 

I A B: Navall Officer of in y"^ Colony of Virginia do solemnly 

swear to do my utmost that all matters and things contained in an Act of Parliam' made in 
England in the i 2'^ year of the Reigne of his late Majestic King Charles the Second, Intituled 
an Act for encourageing & encreasing of shipping and Navigation and one other act made in 
the 1 j''' year of the Reign of the said King Charles the Second, Intituled an Act for the 
Encouragement of Trade, And one Act of Parliament made in the twenty second & twenty 
third years of the Reign of the said King Charles y"^ Second Intituled an act to prevent y"^ 
Planting ot Tobacco in England & Regulating the Plantacon Trade, And one Act of Parliam' 
made in the twenty fifth year of the Reign of the s'' King Charles y' Second Intituled an Act 
for the Encouragm' of the Greenland & Eastland Trades & for the better securing the Plantacon 
trade And one Act of Parliament made in the seaventh and eighth years of his present 
Majesty's Reign Intituled an Act for y= preventing frauds and Regulating abuses in the Planta- 
tion Trade, and also all other Acts which have been made for y"^ Regulating & securing the 
Plantacon Trade ; shall be punctually & bona fide, observed according to the true intent & 
meaning thereof so far as appurtains to me the Navall Officer of the said District, So help me 
God. 



Ill 

Form of Bond to be given by a Naval Officer. 

Novcrint universi pr presentes Nos de Comitatu 

et de Comit eodem teneri et firmiter obligari Serenissimo Domino 

Willielmo tertio Dei gratia Anglie Scotie Francie et Hibernie Regi fidei defensor &c: in duobus 
millebus Librarum bone et legalis monet:e Angla; Solvend eidem Domino Regi hsredibus vel 
Successoribus suis Ad quamquidem Soluconem bene et fideliter faciend obligamus Nos et unum- 
quanq nostrum per se pro toto in Solido haeredes Executores & admin''" nostros firmiter per 
presentes. Sigill : nris Sigillat Dat in Virginia die Anno regni Regis prdict 11° Annoq. Dni 
1699 

The condition of this obligation is such that whereas y' above bound--- -- 

is appointed by his Excell'')' fFrancis Nicholson Esq' Governor of this his Matys Colony and 
Dominion of Virginia for the performance of certain things menconed in the act for encourag- 
ing & increasing of shipping & Navigation made in the twelfth year of the Reign of K. Charles 
y' 2'' The act for y' encouragem' of trade made in the i 5"' year of his sd Matys reign. The 
Act to prevent the planting of Tobacco in Engl^i and for regulating y"= plantation trade made 
in the twenty second & twenty third years of his s'' Matys reign, the Act for the encouragment 
ot the Greenland & Eastland trades and for the better securing the plantation Trade made in 
the twenty fifth year of his s"" Matys reign, And the Act for preventing frauds & regulating 



APPKNI3IX IV 449 

abuses in the plantation trade made in y" Seventh & eighth years ot his present Malys reign, 

Commonly known by the name of the Navall Officer If now the sd 

shall truly and faithfully perform his duty during his continuance in the s'' office and shall not by 
connivance or neglect committ any fraud or abuse or suffer any fraud or abuse to be committed 
Then this obligacon to be void or else remain in full force & vertue 
Sealed and delivered in 
the presence of 



Jrtic/e IF. of 7 and 8 IVm.IlI., c. 22. 

An Act for preventing Frauds, and regulating Abuses in the Plantation Trade. ( Passed 
April lo/zo 1696.J 

i(. •}(. *;(:;):;(;* 

IV. And whereas by the said Act of the fifteenth of ' King Charles the Second, intituled, 
' An Act for the Encouragement of Trade, the Governors of the Plantations are impowered 
' to appoint an Officer for the Performance of certain Things in the said Act mentioned, which 
' said Officer is there commonly known by the Name o^ the Naval Officer : And whereas 
' through the Connivance or Negligence of the Persons so appointed by the Governors of the 
' said Plantations, divers Frauds and Abuses are or have been committed ;' Be it therefore 
enacted by the Authority aforesaid. That all and every of the said Officers already appointed 
shall, within two months after Notice of this Act in the respective Plantations, or as soon as 
conveniently it may be, give Security to the Commissioners of the Customs in England for the 
time being, or such as shall be appointed by them, for His Majesty's Use, for the true and 
faithful Performance of their Duty ; and all and every Person or Persons, who shall hereafter be 
appointed to the said Office or Employment, shall within two Months, or as soon as conveniently 
it may be, after his or their Entrance upon the said Office or Employment, give sufficient 
Security to the Commissioners of the Customs as aforesaid, for His Majesty's Use, for the true 
and faithful Performance of his or their Duty ; and in Default thereof, the Person or Persons 
neglecting or refusing to give such Security, shall be disabled to execute the said Office or 
Employment : and until such Security given, and the Person appointed to the said Office or 
Employment be approved by the Commbsioners oi the Customs as aforesaid, the respective 
Governor or Governors shall be answerable for any the Offences, Neglects or Misdemeanors, 
of the Person or Persons so by him or them appointed. 



45Q llll'; SHANNON I'AMILY 

'I'liird Law pasuul by the Cicncral (^(jnrl, June jS^ lyoi-, entitled "/In 
.Itt for l''.st(ihlis/iin\^ of n Ntival-OJficf, anil fir ascertaining of the fees!' 

[I'liis l,;i\v was " allowril " by ihc Privy Comuil.] 

lie il riiiiclcit /i\> llir Luiiliiiiiiit-Coi'ernuiir, Couihil and Rt [>n-uiitiilit'i'> in (l,nn<i/ C.mirt 
aaemhled, <ind h the /lulliority of the siiinc, 

[Sect. I.J Tliat in every seaport wiiliiii tlu- province ilicrc he m\ ollice kcjit lo he ciilleil 
anil known by the name of the naval-olfiee, as has been acciistoincd, tor the entering and clear- 
ing of ail ships and other vessels trading lo or from this province ; and the fees to be demanded 
and received in ilie said oliice shall be these lollow iiig, .uui no chIkt ; ili.it is to say, — 
l'"or entering ol shi]is and vessels trading to this province Ironi abroad 
(except Ironi tin- provinces and colonies of Pennsylvania, New 
Yorke, East and West Jerseys, Connecticot, Rhode Island and 

New Hampshire), one shilling each, ..... J^fi is. od. 

And for ves.sels trading to and from either of the said provinces or colo- 
nies, four shillings per annum, or sixpence entry and sixpence clear- 
ing each voyage, at the master's choice, .... 
h'or examining and recording certificates that bond is given according lo 

the act of navigation, two shillings, ..... o z o 

h'or a bond given according to the acts of navigation, two shillings, .02 o 

h'or cle.iring and certificate of the lading, two shillings and sixpence .02 6 

And tic it fiirtlier enacted li\' tlic antltority aforesaid, 

[.Sect. 2. I 'I'hat if any person imployed in the said olHce shall demand or take any other or 
greater fees than b\' \.\\\ .uc allowed, or shall illegally delay and defer the entring or clearing any 
ship or other vessel, such officer so offending shall be liable to double costs and damages, being 
thereof duely convicted in any of his majesty's conns of record within this province. \_t'a>ud 
and Imt'lishcd fiinc .'cV.J 



API'KNDIX V 

Correspondence, including a letter of George Vaughan to the Secretary of the 
Board of Trade, enclosing extract from a letter of. Nathaniel Shannon, 
dated October 22, ij 18, " relating to the Fishery in New England." 

[C<)i)if(l from the originals in the Record Office at London.] 

[Sec page 28.] 

Whitehall Dec' 9'i> 1718. 
Mv Lords 

Having received from M' George Vaughan a Letter relating to the Fishery in New England, 
together with the Extract of a Letter from Nathaniell Shannon upon that subject, 1 am Com- 
manded to transmit the Inclosed Copies thereof to Your LoP', that you may Consider what is 
proper to be done thereupon. 

1 am 

My Lords 

Your LoP' 

Most humble 

Servant ' 

J. Craccs 

L""' Com" of Trade. 



London Nov' 29''' 1718. 
RioHT Hon"'-^ 

The enclosed I have extracted from a Letter I received this day from New England. I 
thought it my duty to inform of it as soon as possible and therefore take this way to convey it to 
Y' Ex-^v. 

Capt. B. was at Canso 10 or 12 miles to the northward of Cape Britton in Aug. last and 
then all things were peaceable and quiet, the French and English fishing with all friendship and 
love, and the Indians tho numerous very ready to do all friendly offices ; but I fear they arc now 
exasperated. I shall wait on Y' Ex'^v at the Secretary of State's Office on Monday next. And 
am with all humble and dutiful regards 

Right Honi'i' 

Your most obedient 

humble Servant 

Geo : VAUf;HAN. 
M"" Secry Craogs. 



452 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Portsm" October zz"! 1718 
Sir 

But soon after comes the Squirell Man of War from Boston to break up & 
destroy (I mav sav rather the English than) the French Fishery at Canso, which (after he had 
been to Cape Britton) on the 18''' Sepf last he began like fury to do ; my Vessel then happened 
to be at Sea ; caused me to be but under poor Circumstances to secure & get away what little 
Fish & other Effects I had ; the disturbance grew so great in 2 or 3 days, that I fear'd to 
lodge in my house, but left it for severall Nights with all in it to the generosity of the (then) 
theivish French & Indians, at last on a Sabbath day I sold & was forced to weigh of my dry 
Fish, & 2 or 3 days after got Freight to Cape Ann for my green Fish, & had got most of my 
things out of my house. 

The 26''' Sept' the Fleet sailed for Boston together with a Brig' & Sloop, two Prizes taken 
from the French, the former had a thousand Quintalls of Fish ; the French Admiral had his ship 
given again but all his Fish & Wine & Brandy ; about 4000 Quintalls in all & considerable 
Wine & Brandy all Lassoons, & he carried to Boston a Prisoner &c^ Hall, Robison & I tarry' d 
with six Vessels 7 days after the Fleet, We are all bent (with three times the Number before) 
upon going another year, hourly expecting ColI° Phillips with forces to Garrison there. 

Advise me pr first how this action is approved of at home, & whether any Care is like to 
be taken for it's Strength & Settlement. . . . The French would have had forty sail there 
next year, was it not for this Rout. 

Nathaniel Shannon. 



Board of Trade. New England. 15. W. 53. 

and 
Board of Trade. New England. 44 p. 259. 

Letter from Josiah Burchett to Wm. Popple 13 February 1718/9. " I have read to my 
Lords Comm'= of the Admiralty your letter of yesterday's date together with the extract of one 
from N. Shannon relating to Irregularities committed by the Captain of the Squirrel in answer 
to which send you the enclosed extract of letter from said Captain and acquaint you that the 
same is all the accounts their Lordships have received of that affair." 



Extract of a Letter from Capt" Smart of his MaJ'y Ship the Squirrel to M' 
Secry Burchett 22'^ Oct' ij:8. 

This is to acquaint you, for Information of the Right Hon'''' the Lords Commiss'^ of the 
Adml'y that I carried here from Canso on the 5 th of October last past, and brought with me 
Two French Vessels which I seized at that place for Fishing and Trading there contrary to the 
j'*" and 6''' Articles of the Treaty of Peace and Neutrality in America viz'. 

A Brigantine called the Catherine & a Sloop called the Abigal alias La trots Amis, both 
which have been condemn'd in the Court of Admiralty, as lawfiill Prizes or Seizures and con- 



APPENDIX V 453 

fiscated with their Lading to his Majesty, and I, as Captor, being allowed to dispose thereof 
after Apprizement, and my enacting my selfaccording to the Said Decree, have accordingly taken 
possession of them notwithstanding which his Excellency Governor Shute hath Arbitrarily 
endeavourd to take them from me having after the Judges Decree and the aforesaid Enactment 
Sent the Marshall of the Vice Adml'f on board by Virtue of a Warrant under his own hand and 
seal, which I repealed to take them out of my Possession under pretence my Security is not 
sufficient and that the Country must be Answerable and by that means to get a Grant of it from 
his Majesty under pretexte that what Service I have done has been done by his and the Coun- 
sells Orders. 



Several letters relating to the business affairs of Nathaniel Shannon, Jr., the 
originals of which are in the Massachusetts Archives, Vol. 6j, pp. 2jg, 
242, 243, 244, 24s, 24J, 248, 250, 2C,8. 

Portsm" Oct'' g'*" I 7 16. 
Cap^ Tho Glen- 
s' I hope Ere this you know the Event of the Gent"* free discourses here, & y" all 
matters are Unanimously determined — Mack had 7 Tons out a Saturday — I had 9 Tons yester- 
day w'*' is 16 — 14 of which came from between decks, Mack carry d me to his house since you 
went hence, & shewd me the Charter party, & says he finds by y' that what you charge for 
Craft hyer &c is not a just charge, & y' you are to allow it I desired him to read it thro — Expect- 
ing something to be s"" on the 1 1 Tons in 2 1 being so mentioned, in y' part, but when I see 
the word — Eleven, was scratcht out & made Ten which I told him of & y' it was alterd since 
the signing, I shal not proceed farther than to rec'^ the wood, hopeing for y' return p'^ Saturday. 
M' Waldron comes to pay his Respects to the Gov' this being the needfull. Saving our Respects 

I am S' yr most Hum Serv' 

Nath"- Shannon 
here is no Linnen fitt for a man to ware 



Portsmouth Oct' 15''' I 7 16 
Honest Friend 

Yours of y'' 10''' I reed & am sorry to hear of the Unhumanhy they treat you vy'iiall, 
but hope, yr troubles will soon be at an end — I see by the Charter party what they are obligd to, 
& wish you were here to begin those articles you mentioned, for Nash is fuU fear & good 
humour, & ready to dd me everything of yours — w'^^ things I intend to get out to-day, Mr. 
Oliver bro' me yr note for 88^, I ofFerd to accept it, but he refused, but withal told me y' if 
I woud be at the trouble to get any of my Friends to be bound in a bond w"" me to pay it in 2 or 
3 mo* he would take it, w'^'' I thot not ppr to do, being I coud do it without, so have sold him 
1 2 tons of Logwood at the Market price w'^'' goes aboard the Mast-Ship here 9 of which is dd 
this \vas before I reed any from you, so hope you will not be dissatisfvd at what I have done 
herein. If I knew w' papers you wanted 1 woud send them. 1 write to Mr. Balston who 



454 'I'll' SHANNON FAMII-Y 

in my plic iil.ii Ai .|ii.iiiii,ini r, Cciii c-iiiiii|' llic |iirini:i(-. Inn lin|.i- lu-lorc lliis rciiili you, y' yoiil 
Iwivc no ()(,.i,ion liii il I ;,liou.| :Ji,.l l,il,.- ,.nr lo Sni.l uli.il you uaril 

I liiivc yin .| I 'I'oii, l,oc\\r,o,l oiii lor yi |mii, liopi- lo )'ci nil oiii iliis week — I liiive kIvcm 
mil, y' llii-y luuM- only iii.nlr .1 mil loi" ilicir own Ii.k k\ \vlii(li iii;ikr-, Nu.sli man- like a WiUl 
Cat, aiul in very lni|iii«ilive, I Heiicl ymi I o^, in money l)y the hearer I li.n r- Ivviuriincd ilic hold 
by Keveral ^ lliey all nay ils well «l(nvil, — premime yon have seen tin- Sliip I think .hi- i:. woiili 
)^^ 1^/, liul I Udiil 111, Mill lor z or (^ ;i Inn u''' yon, f^ llic inni ai ((j-il«, hopiii); lo .see yon in 
:. or { al l.iiilir:,i I am 

Y' l.ovr I'ri.n.l .t Serv' 
I Sn|ier:.i rilicil I Nath'- Shannon 

■|'o 

I'aIT 'I'piOMAh ( il.lN 
HoHlOII 
p' M" S'l'liWARI' 



Cap ( ii.i N 

I have none ol y" p' poMi no have llie less lo »ay ihc il.iy ihe 111,111 wciil hc-iic e, ihere u'ait 
a wrill layd on w' logwooil was in my house ihe same ol y' larj'csl only ihc .ill.u hm' uas Inn 
Hoo^' & ihc diim" 700^,' So I lold ihe Sherid' how il was w"' yon .V ih.n ii unrci.on.ililf, Inn 
w'l' all llial yon had none there yon liaviii)' Indorse, I ihr hill l.adiii)' to nu- j'l Oit' helore \ on 
Weill lienee fi de»ired yon 10 send im- .1 (. dnlnin.nion ol iln- Sale in a Sini'le paper as Siroiij; as 
yon Can make il, llu-re is Inn ali' ')'• Tons onl \ei, ihey are weij^hiii).; ihe resi in ilii- hold, y' 
lhe\ may kinn\ y< piopenioii I seiil yon I"/, in part payl p' Slewari, I am 

Vr I Inm Serv' 

Natm' Shannon 
r.iris. Oil iH'l' I ■;{(, 

|Supe,:„,il,ed| 
■|'o 

Cat' 'I'lioM' ( Ji.iiN 
|{o»(on 



I'oKisM" ( )c I' 26''' \y t(> 

CaI'1 'I'llO ( ill N 

N'o'" 111 /^'i Cnii' I. one lo hand p' post I think il i\n\\ pioppei \' as ihe\ sa\' they have 
allaehd y' noods in ni\ hand., to jet I'an );o on in \' l);noiaiiie, \ yy\ liail only lor ihe ullicr 
iniion &! eome home, lor Nash is aln I'.oin)', oik as soon as may lie I rei d y' z Clicsta, Case & 
heddinj^ \' liem h )Mamei as to the rest he say.s Mr. Dean has it meerly lor il everylhilin y' I 
have lioiii him the Doitors Chest is hiirridly plundered, heinn open the wood is no! all out. 



API'KNIJIX V 

455 

they being ohligd to ukc i„ halla»t. & .ay ,hcy .l,„l „„k,,. ,„M ,„.„• . 50 To,,:, C',,,,' Kill„„ri. k 
. ..ere a K .,. s,„p „,. ,,„ very well l,.u i, ,„„.„ Con.c„,ea a,„ „,e ,Wk w-l no, i„« a 

.p U Ma,n»a, ,l,all fut her aga.n <,uic-kly_p-.,ap, y U..y „,ay he .napM .,p. i,' ^ou .n- „,i,„| ,0 
«'.-ll l,,„i lur ,\„ It next po»t for /'^o 

We saluie yoi, & long to »ec you— being 

V' l''ric„ii Si Serv' 
the hor»c h yel at Wal,« Na/h'- Shannon 

[.SuperscriJicilj 
'J'o 

(-'a1''| 'I'iio- (il.HN 
BoBfOl, 



Ca,-' '/uoWii.r.N '''"■'"'"" '^"^' '" '71^' 

.orr/T fi' r" '"" "*" !'"'/"'" ''""^ '" ''""' '" f""' "■" '"' '■"''-•<' '■—-" ^ -n 
.jry .0 find you yet under Co,.finen,en.. & y you have no hope, o. a delivery till Court 
Mr Bai«on wrue. „,e y- M' Wcntworth Kxpec. 5 or 600^ of you w^-. di«<Lage« Z 

adv e. for whuh here ., none mutable ,0 apply to, the acco- Depending between y,l 1 
Na.h you n,u»t raw out, & .wear to. f it n,ay be annex, to the L of the W it^ 
^you gett y debt of Na,h he ,nay be gone, for the Ship i. liable for the breach "^ 
Contract, & d,» ur.n.- .00, which there i, ti.ne enough fbr. «o y to Send the Ch: party I on 
^c now ; may be only an Kxpence to ,ou, now Vo- hand, arc ty..-thcy all .wear the Iw 
o,hn,g o r Pre .rrui,,., the Wood i. near all out, they having weighed the ren, 'in ,,^ 
d whtch .. ab. .6 Ton. w-- the M- U Mate. Kxpect. tnu.t an.wer thl, .„ the Ship .a 

lb "'\ ■ 7^ r *="'-■ "'^- ''" ''" ^'■'"'^ '" ''-'- -h- ''-• ''ill of »ale for it ught t 

ave been acknowledged & the Witne..e« Sworn before a ju.tice pc^e. & I .hall tnak n 

H.rove.n. of ,t. ,o„,e .,nal writing of a .ale ought to be tnade for the boy put it at th , i: 

S hT '1 '" T '"'' '" "-'" y'^''-.ary& y. Friend. Lk ,0 y- a..i.tar 
Should be glad you coud .end tne .otnething. whereby I .ay rejoice w- you in V e a 

kheve Can .ay .otne.h.ng ,n y- faV he told me he knew the Riggin & wa. burnt in Tod 

under 72/ a Ion & the ron work at ,t. Co... Kilpatrick wa. here la.t week ab- her & lik. the 
pnce Sc .l,,p, very well, but did no. Care .0 be Concerned w". you unle». he c, 'd 
Comtnan her where he plea.ed & wo^ carry on half & after he lodged z night, in y bed h 
""' •"" '-'' ' ''"'""^ -y-^' -y - ^'" '"^ ^"1.. -. fare yee Well de^^ 1^1 



456 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

you what is good to send to South Carolina — the Ship's acco' best be drawn out & Sworn to 
before a justice & advice tai^en in the matter. 

I shall observe to get all the men's affidavit which is the p^sent needful from, ( onlv our 
salutes ) 

Y' Friend & Serv" 

Nath'- Shannon 
I hear White has 
a protested bill 
of y" for ■jo£ 

Inclos'' is the 
Ships Acco' & a 
bill of Sale for the 
boy let it be y' 
own writing & done 
according to direction 
at the bottom 

[Superscribed] 

To Capt Thomas Glen 
Boston 



Portsm" Ap' i z'"" 17 17 
Cap^ Tho* Glen 

S' I think I have not wrote since your depf' from hence, I hope the papers I sent you 
were there in due time, & the right ones, I have sev' times ask' the post ab' carrying y' linnen, 
but he coud not & will not now, because he dos not go thro' himself. I shall send y' acco' w'*" 
them ; & let me know if I shal send your chests &c pr any Sloop, I shoud a been glad to know 
how y' last action is carry' Mr. Robinson Indorsed his bill & sent it to me, for paym' w"^"" when 
1 saw, I refus'' to pay till 1 heard further from you, because you wrote me you Intended to 
to make 40 _^ serve so y' there woud remain but 6;^ to pay & y' you woud pay it there, so 
suppose he'l scold, I rec* none from Father last post, to whome give my duty & tell him, I've 
sent Dan' Jackson I bl. pottatoes of 5 bush, & i bl choice pairmains, who is saild, We are all 
Indifferent well & give service the Span, Gaily lies where she did. I p'ceive they think to come 
upon Phipps or Capt Pickering & I for v' absence. Wishing you out of all y' troubles, I rest 

S' Y' Hum Serv' 

Nath'- Shannon 
I should be glad to hear if any 
news ot Rob' Shannon. 
[Superscribed] 
To 

Cap^ Thomas Glen 



APPENDIX V 457 

Portsm" May 3'' 17 I 7. 
Capt Glen 

I have y" of zg''' ulto & note the contents. Plumer now carrys all y' Linnen w""" the 
Spoon & Shoes in Em. yr Chests shall come as soon as any Sloop Stops at the banck, & will 
take them in safety — Ira Informed y' Cap' Pickerings & my bond, is to be Sued after the Execu- 
tion is returned, & suppose vou are not willing yr friends shal be hurt as I dont Intend you any, 
but rather the Contrary & am advised to keep the Negro till that matter be over. I have 
answerd yr bill of 63_;^odd to father suppose Mr. Tod can inform you of Affairs — I am told the 
Negro's Master came to the Bay after him & has sent a power of attourney to New York to 
recover him, how tis I dont know, but wish you well of you troubles being 

S' Y' Friend & Serv' 

Nath'^ Shannon 
there is all the linen as it came 
from the Washer womans & we 
know of no more 7 Shirts 3 Neckcloths 
Capt. Bethel will go in 2 or 3 ds & 
whom shal send your acco' 
[Superscribed] 
To 

Cap''^ Thomas Glen 
In Boston 
p' Mr. Plumer 



Portsm" May g"' 1717 
Capt Glen 

S' Yours of 6''' I rec'* &: take notice y' you have rec"* y' linnen & spoon, I have already 
sent y' Ace" as farr as I can at p'sent, tor I have not recond or paid, any of the Latter debts, 
you left me a list of but will Do it Speedily, you'l see I left out the Article of 22^ to Father 
w"^'' you order'' to be enter"" in the Winter Supposing tis included in his bill of 6j£ odd. I 
tell you again y' yr Chests shal come as soon as I know any sloop stop at the Bank — if you'l 
part w'*" y' Case I'll give you the worth of it let me know yr price — 

I am surprized to see such a Lett' from you as your last, thinking that my friendship, 
or Father's only, deservd better things from y' hands, you say I shal only do you p' of the 
friendship I have offerd & now because you see y' Case is desperate, and no remedy for you 
w'*'out paying the money recoverd, you begin to pick a Quarrel w'"" me, who has done more 
to serve you, than you or any stranger (or indeed a relation) coud Expect, neither is it the 
whole Cargo you bro' (were it given me) would make me a just recompence for the reflections 
& abuses I have sustained on y' acco' you know well enough what Uneasiness there was among 
our whole family both here and at Boston, w"^*" almost Cost my Mother her life — & after all 
these things to be treated at such mean rate as to tell me you desire no more Equivocations & 
tax me w'*" taking an advantage of you, having thrown y'self at my Mercy, & threaten y' revenge 
here & Imprecate it hereafter, good Sr dont Mistake y'self, I have done nothing w"" you yet. 



458 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

that I have occasion to repent of, to my knowledge, unless it be the good fortune I had to find 
you at Piscataque, and had the opportunity of living six mo» in a sort of Purgatory as it were, 
& then to rec'' such mighty rewards as abuses & ingratitude — vastly different from the Charrac- 
ter you gave yourself some years since as well as now, I want no money of yours, I only desire 
to salve my Self, that 1 maynt be quite ruind on y' Acco' & the time is not so very long before 
it will be issued, and if it goes against y' bondsmen tis not the value of a negro boy y' will dis- 
charge us, & I think I and my Friend, has lain ourselves at y' mercy, at a more Open & loose 
rate than ever you did yrself at mine, but realy 1 woud hope that you did not write so M' 
Robinson makes a noise ab" the bill, you told me youd get an abatem' but know not whether 
you have or no — I hear Father and he has had difference ab' it. I must pay it unless he 
orders otherways so y' you See one thing happens after another, which had not happened at all 
had not you happened in here. Wishing you well and free once more from trouble I am 

S' y' Troubled Friend 

Nath'- Shannon 
[Superscribed] 
To 

Cai't Thomas Glen 
Boston 



Boston Decb' z, 1717 
S' 

You have here Inclosed m' Jo" Valentine letter, with his best advice, how to proceed. In 
that unreasonable Sute Comensed ag" you by Sam : Wentworth, I had his thought abo' it 
which is y' unless they do you unjustice, they Can do you, no harm, the wood was none of 
mine when it was attached, but M' Valentine & other lawyers In Town of my friends, hath 
deswaded me from Sending my affidavit the Reasons Given are these, i" if I Should Send my 
acct and affidavit, it will look Suspicious, 2'")' Yo' proof must be from M' Shannon, 3'"'' my 
Testimony will not be alowed being a party concerned & 4')' they believe the Judges will not 
put it to a Jury, all which gives me ground to beleive & hope that you will overcome both 
yo' & my Enemeys, I presume M' Shannon so much of an honest Gentleman as to do you 
all the Just Service In his power, and the Chief Judge of yo' Infeo' Court (to witt Colo. 
Waldron) if not Removed Can Say Something to the truth of the matter himself, my bill of 
laden, being Acknowledged before him, what 1 offer is purely for y' Sake of Justice. I hope 
you'l be So Kind as advise Capt. Pickren to get M' Wentworth arrested att my Sute, on the 
Review, when he appea" att Court upon yo' Tryall it will be of Great use to you In yo' 
Cause, Especially if you Should have Reason to appeal to the Sup' Court, which I Say God 
forbid, as I wrote to you in July ulto, the Action laid again*' me was falls & Groundless, & 
with Intention to deceive his Credito's, In amuseing Them of y' great loss he had by me, & 
so gott himselfe, Spaired, I may say without offence, from prison, and now he layes y' like 
groundles R==vice action ag" you because he hath pulled all my fcthers, & put nothing in 
pocket. I have M' Todds origin' discharge, with y'' Testimonycs I before wrote you off from 



APPENDIX V 

459 



with you & I who I r),r fi-,,1 • T rouble, I wish it were over 

both Come „i,h „e on *e R„i.„ if w™, T '"' ""'' "' *'"">' "" 

I am S' yo' Very humble Ser' 

To Tho^ Glen. 
Cai't~ Thqs Phii'i's Esg" 
In Portsm" 



ves. 



APPENDIX VI 

An account of the opening of the Vaughan Tomb, the restoration of the ancient 
slate tablet marking the grave of Margaret (Cutt) Vaughan, who died in 
i6go, and of the granite monument erected in /SSj to the memory of the 
three P'aughans. 

[See page 34.] 

Opening 

OF THE 

VAUGHAN TOMB, 

at point of graves burial ground, 
Portsmouth, N. H., August 19 and 20, 1884. 

PRESENT : 

George E. Hodgdon, Local Justice, 

BY whom PERMISSION WAS GRANTED. 

Col. R. Cutts Shannon, \ n ,1 ■ 
James H. Shannon, M. D. J 

Samuel Blatchford," 
John Quinn, 
William Falvev, [ Laborers. 
John Lolley, J 

The Tomb is constructed of brick masonry and handsomely arched, measuring 
inside 8 feet 6 inches in length, 8 feet in width, and 5 feet from the floor to the 
crown of the arch. 

The exterior grounds were nearly level for some distance around, and to a 
casual observer there was nothing to indicate the excavation beneath. 

Upon close scrutiny there was found almost concealed below the sod a curbing 
of split granite, which rested upon the brickwork, or walls of the vault. The Tomb 
itself was discovered the first day of the excavation, upon removing the ancient 
Vaughan Tablet for the purpose of laying a new foundation for a proposed monu- 
ment. 

The Tablet, which is 6 feet 10 inches in length and 3 feet in width, lay 
horizontally at the western end of the Tomb, and immediately over the entrance. 

How this entrance could have been used was a mystery ; it was entirely 
beneath the surface, with the massive Tablet above, the latter broken into two nearly 
equal pieces. 



APPENDIX VI 461 

This entrance was in height 4. feet from the sill to the cord of the arch, and 2 
feet 6 inches in width ; it was inferred that originally it had a wooden frame and 
door, although not the slightest remnant of either was visible. 

The arch above the entrance had broken away, and the entire entrance and 
western portion of the vault were filled up to the arch with debris of all kinds. 
There must have been at some time an aperture near the broken arch, for inside the 
Tomb were found numerous pieces of broken crockery, earthen ware and oxidized 
tin ware, bricks from the arch, stones, and one ball of solid India rubber of an 
ancient model. 

Several hours were consumed in clearing out this debris, before the remains 
were found. All of the skulls, with frontal bones upward, were near the entrance, 
but nothing indicating a coffin appeared, with the exception of 3 iron handles nearly 
consumed by oxidation. Diligent search was made for metallic plates with inscrip- 
tions, &c., but nothing of that kind was discovered. 

There were taken from the vault, 28 well-defined skulls, numerous femur 
bones, ribs, &c. 

Dr. Shannon caused these remains to be removed to a neighboring building, 
and properly cleansed. 

They were classified by him as follows : 

Full grown adults . . . . . . . .21 

Young adults ......... 4 

Children between ^ and 8 years ...... 2 

Infant .......... I 

Total 28 

The skulls of the adults, almost without exception, contained a full set of 
elegantly-formed teeth, with no appearance of decay. 

Several of the local physicians made unsuccessful o\ertures to obtain some of 
the skulls for professional purposes. 

From the promiscuous heap of bones Dr. Shannon selected and reformed with 
wonderful skill a complete skeleton of a child. 

On the 20th all of the remains were carefully enclosed in a beautiful casket, 
covered with a strong box of pine, and replaced in the vault, and the entrance closed 
up permanently with solid masonry of stone and cement. 

Note. — The last interment in this Tomb was probably in the year 1758, — that of Eliot Vaughan. Subse- 
quently all members of the family removed from Portsmouth to Scarborough and Portland, Me. — G. E. H. 



462 



THK SHANNON FAMILY 



[Krom tlic I'orlimouth Juitrini/, May 23, 1HS5.] 
A VALAIABLK LOCAL RELIC RESTORED. 

Thi Niw Vauc^han Monumknt at " Point ov Graves " Cemetery. 

.\ massive graniie monumcm and cenotaph, with ihe ancient tablet restored and tlic meniorn- 
bilia, in the quaint language of by-gone years, carved thereon, now covers the tomb, and marits 
the resting place of many members of the historic Vaughan family, and serves as a memorial of 
the Hero of Louisburg, who died in London and was buried there A. D. 1746. 

The tomb is located near the north-west corner of the " Point of Graves " cemetery. 
Its spacious under-ground arch of masonry, which for over a century had boon neglected and 
was fast yielding to the obliterating hand of time, has been repaired. 

The work of restoration, the designing and erection of the monument, was done with 
admirable skill and in good taste under the superintendence of George E. Hodgdon, Esq., of 
this citv, for Colonel Richard Cutts Shannon of New York, a descendant of Governor Vaughan. 

The ancient slate tablet which formerly rested upon the old tombstone, now forms a raised 
panel, or entabl.uurc, to llic upper surface of the nionunieiu, and is in form, and inscribed, as 
follows : — 

NORTH. 

j Here L y e t h the Body 



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APPENDIX VI 



463 




THE VAUGHAN TOMB AT POINT OF GRAVES CEMETERY, PORTSMOUTH, N. H. 



The East side ot the polished die bears the following inscriptions : 

W11.UAM Vaughan 

Emigrated from England about 1 660 

Member of the Royal Council for N. H. 1680-171 5 

Major Commandant Provincial Forces. 

Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1680-1686 

Chief Justice of the Superior Court 1708-1715 

Died 1719. 

George Vaughan 

Son of Wm. and Margaret Vaughan 

Born April 1 3, 1676 

Graduated at Harvard Coll. 1696 

Justice of the Court of Common Pleas 1 707-1 71 5 

Lt. Governor of New Hampshire 171 5-1 71 7 

Died Dec. I 724. 



Elizaheth, wife of Lt. Gov. George Vaughan 
and daughter of Robert Eliot 
Died Dec. 7, 1750. Aged 68. 



464 THK SHANNON FAMIF-Y 

On the South panel : — 



In Memoriam 

Lt. Col. William Vaughan 

Son of Lt. Gov. George and Elizabeth Vaughan 

Born Sept. 12, 1703 

Graduated at Harvard Coll. 1712 

Projected the Expedition against 

Louisburg 1745, and successfully led the 

Assaulting Column 

Died in London Dec. 1746. 



Engraved upon the North panel is the simple legend : — 



APPENDIX VII 

The Last IVill and Testament of Richard Cutt. 
[See page 35.] 

I, Richard Cutt of Portsmouth, in Piscataqua, being in perfect memory and good health, 
yet considering that man's life is short and his end oft time sodayne. And not knowing how the 
Lord may deal with mee, I thought meet as becomes a Christian man to sett my house' in Order 
before my death. And doe therefore make and appoint this as my last Will and Testament, 
hereby revoaking all wills by me formerly made. 

Imprimis. I committ my soul into the hands of God that gave it, through Christ Jesus, 
who hath I hope redeemed it. And believe that he is able to keepe what I have committed to 
him until that day. I also committ my body to a decent buriall in the earth, in hopes of a joy- 
full Resurrection. My worldly estate I dispose as followeth : 

( I ) I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife, Eleanor Cutt, my now dwelling house, 
with the Bakehouse, Brewhouse, Barn and all housing thereunto belonging ; with the Logg 
Warehouse and Wharfing fmy stone Warehouse only excepted); Together with my Garden, 
Orchard, and all the lands in ffronte, in the home ffeild, adjoining my house; As alsoe my 
Come mill, with my house and Barnes up at the Creeke, with all the upland and meadow 
thereunto belonging, soe farre as home, unto that land which I bought of Hubertus Mattoon 
(excepting the Tanyard and the building thereunto belonging and the land on that side of the 
fBoom). All which premises before menc'oned (except what is excepted) I will shall be in 
the hands and to the use and behoofe of my dearly beloved wife aforesaid during her naturall 
life. And after her decease I give and bequeath my whole estate aforesaid unto my grandson, 
Cutt Vaughan, with all the priviledges and appurtenances thereunto belonging. To be to him 
and his heirs for ever. And it shall come into his hands att the age of Twenty-one years. 
But if he dye before that age Then I give it to the next heir male. And if there be no heir 
male Then to the next heir that shall survive. Furthermore, I give unto my said Wife All my 
plate. Pewter, Brass, Iron, Bedding, Utensils belonging to the house ; Together with all my 
stock of Cattle, to be absolutely at her disposal! when and to whom or vchere she pleases, — 
And the ffive Negro Servants. 

( z) I give to my beloved daughter, Margaret Vaughan, my stone warehouse and that 
part of the wood ffeild joyning to that which was John Pickering's, and reaching home to William 
Hart's on the west, with my brother John Cutt on the west, the way that goes to the Creeke 
on the north and Christopher Jose on the east ; Together with the Tanyard, housing and the 
stocke therein, and the little ffeild on the south of the floome ; always excepting and reserving 
the highway as it is now to the ffarme and to the other mill, which is to be kept free for the use 
of the mill and the house by it. All of which I give to my daughter Margaret and her children. 
If they fail, then to my daughter Bridget and her heirs, after the decease of daughter Margaret. 

(3) Unto my beloved daughter Bridget and her heirs for ever, 1 give the remainder of 



466 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

that fFeild commonly called the Great fFeild, To say, all besides what is already given to her and 
husband, and already sold to sundry persons, to be to her and her heirs for ever, with all the 
privileges and appurt's thereunto belonging. I give also to my daughter Bridget that part of 
the Woodfield on the South of the highway unto the Creek, as it is now fenced. The other 
part, between the highway and the Creek, her mother shall have the liberty to use during her 
natural! life ; and that part also shall be Bridget's after her mother's decease. Likewise I give 
to Bridget my land in the long reach, next to that which was Capt. Pendleton's, being 33 poles 
broad fFront on the river, and soe back the whole depth, which land aforesaid shall be Bridget's 
and her heirs for ever. If she dye without heirs, then it shall fill to the heirs of her sister 
Margaret, after the decease of my said daughter Bridget. 

( .1 ) I give to my sonne, William Vaughan, my land on the Great island bought of Mr. 
Mason ; and that close given me by the Town, which was laid out with another of Mr. Fryers. 
I give him also ^200. out of my estate, and all the housing at the Isle of Shoales, on Starr 
Island ; Together with that estate, both in stock and debts. That is in partnershipp with him 
there, provided he rest satisfyed therewith upon the account of Partnership in trading between 
us there. If he be not satisfyed so, then, that the Island to be sould and the estate there valued, 
and the Balance to be given him out of my other estate when our Accounts are made up. And 
I doe by these presents oblige mv son, William Vaughan, not to expect any more out of mv 
estate for Salary or for anything done for mee, att home or abroad, besides what he hath already 
received and is above expressed. 

(5) I g'^'S "^y beloved son, Thomas Daniel, ;^200. out of mv estate. 

(6) Furthermore, I doe give to my grandson, Cutt Vaughan, ^100. 

(7) I give to my grandchild, Eleanor Vaughan, that house and land I bought of Mr. 
Mattoon, with that part of my land that comes from the Pulpitt, the whole breadth of Mattoon's 
land, till it come to my brother John Cutt's land on the north ; Together with jT^zoo. The 
legacies to be paid in money or equivalent. 

(8) I give to my grandchild, Mary Vaughan, ^200., and the 150 acres of land, and 
the meadow belonging to itt, as I bought of Edward Hilton, as appears bv Bill of Sale of John 
Wegewood. 

(9) I will further that what remains of my Twenty pounds per annum subscribed as a 
gift to the College for my selfe and sons, be carefiilly discharged by my Executors. 

(10) I give to my brother, John Cutt, ^10. to buy him mourning. And y'lo. to 
his wife. And ^5. to each of his children. 

(11) I give to my sister, Ann Shipway, ^lo- to buy her mourning, and ;^5. to my 
brother Shipway, and ^£"5. to his son, John Shipway. 

(12) I give to my brother Robert Cutt's widow J^S-> ^"d to each of his children ^5., 
as also I doe forgive the debt due on my booke. 

(13) I give to Mr. Joshua Moody ^30., and to his ffive children ^10., to say, 40 
shillings to each of them. 

(14) I give to my Coz., John Hale, and his wife ;£"?. each of them. 

(15) 1 give to the church of Portsmouth ;^io. to buy a piece of plate for the use of 
the church. 

(16) I make my wife Eleanor and my two daughters, Margaret and Bridget, my 



APPENDIX VII 467 

Executors ; To whom I give the Rest of mv Estate, as well Shipping or what else due to mee 
in any part of the world. My debts and legacies given paid. And what remains to be divided in 
equall thirds between my wife and daughters. 

(17) I make my brother John Cutt, Mr. Joshua Moody, my son William Vaughan, and 
my son Thomas Daniel, my overseers, to see this my Will performed. To the Truth of this 
I have hereunto sett my hand and seale this Tenth day of May, 1675. Portsmouth, in 
Piscataqua. 

Per mee RICH'D CUTT [L. S.] 

Wee, whose names are under- 
neath, doe attest that Richard Cutt 
did owne this to be his Voluntary 
Act and deed. 

|oHN WiNCALL. 

John Fletcher. 




Zs^— 



Proved at London 11. July, 1682 ; and Probate granted to Eleanor Cutt, Relict, and 
Margaret Vaughan ( ux. Wm. Vaughan) and Bridget Daniel Tux. Thomas Daniel). 



Settlement of Richard Cutt' s Estate in i^jj. 
[New Hampshire Province Deeds, vol. ig, p. 492.] 

Portsm" 10: 10: 1677 — We whose names are under written being'Chosen & Desired to 
hear judge &: Determine al matters ot Controversy Between m^^ Elan' Cutt Widow m'^ Margaret 
Vaughan & m" Bridget Daniel Executrix' unto y' Will of Cap' Rich'' Cutt Dec"" late of Portsm" 
In Piscataqua River & Cap' Tho= Daniel & Maj' W"" Vaughan Husbands unto y"= afores"* Gen- 
tlewomen Respecting y' Will & Estate of y' s'' Cap' Rich"" Cutt touching al Ace"' & Demands 
from y' Same & the above nam'' pties having firmly Bound themselves their heirs Exe'* & Adm'^ 
In a Bond of two thousand lawful Money of y'= Massa'^ Collony Bearing Date y' 7''' Instant to 
rest Satisfy"* in & abide by our Determination therein we having accordingly heard & Consider"* 
al Acc"= & Demands present'' to us by al & Every y= aboves"* partys do Award as foUoweth — 
I'y y' y= Leanto & Wharfe before y' Stone Warehouse & Adjoyning thereto shal be imediately 
to y*^ use ot m'* Vaughan & y' Leanto at y' North End of s'' Warehouse to be used by m'= 



468 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Elen' Cutt dureing her Natural life & then to be In y' Same Capacity w'"" y'^ Warehouse w"^"" 
being Mutually Agreed upon by al parties we Confirm & Ratify — z'''y By y= Stock In y" Tan- 
yard Mention'' In the Will (article z'' ) we say is Intend"* al y= utensils Belonging to y"^ Tan- 
yard w"*" whatever Hydes were there unfinish"* at y"^ time of y' Deceas of y' Testator — j""*' it 
Being a Question whose shal be y"= Improvem' of y' Estate Given to Cutt Vaughan after y' 
Decease of m'^* Elen' Cutt In Case she Dye Before he Arrive to y'= Age of 2 1 years we Say y' 
not knowing whether Ever there wil be need of such a Question it is Sufficient to Refer it until 
y' Solution of it Appears Necessary — 4'''')' y= p'sent Improvem' of y= hundred pound Given 
Cutt Vaughan & y' Legacies of money & lands Given to y'' Children of m"^^ Vaughan Belongs 
to y' legatees til both principle & Improvem' do fal into their hands when they Come to Age — 

5'> y' Legacyes to y^ Children afores'' to be forthw''' Provided According to v"" Will by 
the Exe"' viz" five hundred pound in Money to be Reserv"" In m' Hubbards hands In Boston 
for y' End & Application to be by them made to y' next County Court that they Appoint 
Guardians for y" Children & take Security of them for their Responding of s*" Estate Respecting 
both money & lands Given them by Will w'*" y' Improvem' thereof to y"^ Children when legally 
Demand"* Except In y^ mean time y"^ Exe" shal mutuallv agree about it so as to Secure v"^ 
Estate to y"^ Children — 

6'>' we Determine y' y' lands In y"^ Great ffield & wood field are Given by y"^ Will to 
m''* Daniel Absolutely w'''out any Intail y"^ other lands in the long Reach is Entail"* on v^ heirs 
of m'^ Vaughan if m" Daniel hath no Child 

7"" we Award y' Seven Hundred & thirty Pounds be pd by y' Executrixes out of y= whole 
Estate unto m' W" Vaughan in Such pay as may be Equivalent unto Money & y' y' land upon 
y= great Island both y" Bought of m' Mason as also y' Acre of land given Cap' Cutt by y' 
Town both w'^'' are Mention"* In y' Will to be to him & his heirs forever & m' Vaughan to 
Rest Satisfy"* therew'*" In full of al Demands from y"^ Estate so far as it Refers to himselfe dis- 
tinct from y'= legacies given to his Wife & Children — 

8')' we Order y' two hundred & Sixty pounds to be pd to Cap' Tho' Daniel besides y"^ 
legacie given him by y"^ Will of y"^ Dec"* w"^*" is also to be pd as y' Will Declares In pay Equiv- 
olent to money & y"^ s"* Cap' Daniel to Rest Satisfy"* therew'*" In foil of al Demands from y"" 
Estate Respecting himselfe p'sonally distinct from y" legacy given to his Wife & y"^ Sums above 
Mention"* Due to m' Vaughan & Cap' Daniel are to be pd oat of y"= Estate already Divided — 

gly that al lands or other Estate not named In y^ Will w'*" y'= housing & land &c at y^ 
Isle^ of Shoals shal be Equally Divided Between y' Executrixes only y"^ whole p''cell of Marsh 
at little harbour & al y"^ land near or about y' Spring by m' Martyns to be Solely to y'= use of 
m''^ Elen'' Cutt dureing her Natural life afterward y"^ Same to be divided as afores'* this we Con- 
firme being Consent"* to by al — 

io'>' y' paym"' aforemention"* both of Debts & legacies being made & Reserved as afores"* 
we do farther Award y' y^ Shiping being forthw"" priz"* by Indifferent men as Money y"= Same 
to be Equally Divided Between y"= Executrixes : m" Cutt having liberty to make y' first Choice 
Except they shal mutually Agree to Continue In Partnership in them or any of them- - 

1 I'y And we do further award y= aforenam"* partyes viz" Cap' Daniel m' Vaughan & their 
Wives upon y"^ paym' of such Sums as are before Expressed to Sign & seal legal Discharges to 
y' Execut" In foil for all Debts & Demands from y' Estate by Will or by any Ace"* Depend- 



APPENDIX VII 469 

ing before y' Deth of y' Testator & y' this is our Award & final Determination & Issue of al 
matters of Difference Respecting al Acc'= & Demands Between y'' afores'' p'ties Refering to y= 
Will & Estate of Cap' Rich"' Cutt dec"" we Testifie by Setting to our hands & Seals this 10''' of 
Dec' 1677 

Rich" Waldron [seal] 

RoB^ Pike [seal] 

Laur5 Hammond [seal] 

Peter Coffin [seal] 

Record'' According to y' Orig" y' 29''= of Dec' 1733 

p' Josh : Peirce Record' 



Estate of Richard Cutt. Administration de bonis non granted in i/Oo. 
[New Hampshire Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 220.] 

Province of \ William Partridge Esq' L' Govern' of s* Province 

New Hampshire ) To W"" Vaughan of Portsm" in the said Province 

[seal] m'chant Greeting 

Whereas Richard Cutt of Portsm" m'chant formerly dec'' leaving behind him his last will 
and testam" and good part of his Estate never came into his hands custody or possession of any 
other for his or their use or uses and therefore was never fiilly Administered upon according to 
law which yett remaines to be done whereby the power of committing Administracon & full 
desposetion of such Estate and also of hearing examining and allowing the ace'* of such Adminis- 
tracon of right appertaineth unto me trusting therefore in the care and fidehtie of the said W"" 
Vaughan ; who married the daughter of the said Richard Cutt dec'' I doe by these p'sence 
committ unto him the said W"" ^'aughan full power to administer of all and singular the goods 
chattells rights and creditts of the said Richard Cutt dec"" as above said not heretofore Adminis- 
tered upon by any person or persons according to law ; and shall well and faithfully despose of 
the same as the law directs as alsoe to ask gather levy recover and receive all & whatsoever creditts 
of the said dec'' not heretofore administered on \\^^ .... to him while he lived and at 
the time of his death did appertaine and to pay his proporcon of all debts in which the dec'' 
stood bound which remaines unpaid at y* day so farr as the Law obleidges such an Adminis- 
trator as Je bonii non Administratis and soe far as the goods chattells debts, rights and creditts 
aforesaid cann extend according to the value thereof And to make a true and perfect Inventory 
thereof, and to exhibitt the same into the Registry of the Court of Probate for the province 
aforesaid at or before the first day of September next and to render a plaine and true ace' of yo' 
said Administracon upon oath at or before the first day of November, one thousand seaven hun- 
dred and one and I doe hereby ordaine constitute and appoint you W"" Vaughan Adm' of all and 



470 I UK SHANNON FAMILY 

itiiiguliii' ilie goods rImiidU ik-liu, liglitu uiul cmMnn ninrciiM In 'IVbiiiiioiiy wtiereol' I liuve 
licrcMiiio ten my li»(i(| uiiij 6<-alc the cvveKih duy nl' Ihuiber Aiiiio K, Hcs will miii< Aug' &t 
iluoilctiiiio Aiiiioi| Dili 1700; 

W" I'/,!' M'lll'.li 

C'lM HiiinY Scdiiiiiy 



l:\lii/r (ij K nihil, I (.nil. lioiiil yrnrii l/y .lihiniinl 1 nlut ili- I'unn null 111 I'/iid. 
I Ni-w llaiiii/uliiri- I'roliiii'! I'ilc6, | 

Know all men by iIm'iii' [i'skiiis iliai wci^ W"' VaiiKliuii of Poiimii" in iIip I'roviiuc o) New 
ll,tiii|ialiire ni'iliiinl Sum" I'eiiliullow ol ilie name |ilii(e ni'i ham aiicj (/co: Vau(;han ol (he tame 
)ilatc gejiijemaii are hojilen ami (irmely HoiimU-il anil olilriijjjeii l/nio W'" I'aitriilge ol I'orlsni" 
alorebaiil I'.uij' Juilt^e of the proliaie of wills hihI )/ramiii(( Aiimininiiarons wiiliin iliie province 
aloreiiaiil, in ilie (iilj Sume ol Hive liunilieii poiiiulii our' mony of New I'.nglantl to he jmid 
unfo ilie txiil W'" IVriri'ltc l'»'|' lii» SiKtcBuorii in the Said Ofliic, or hia .Asiiiuncs to the true 
payni' whereof wee iloe liinile our Selves, ami ea< h ol iia our ami each of mir hcireb I'.xcr" iiml 
A<lin'* Joyiilly ami Severally liir the whole and in llie whole, lirniely liy lliene ji'scmil. Sealed 
with our Seales dated the 'j'wellih day of octolier Anno Dili; 1700:/ 

The C'ondiioii of lliia olilif{a<on is emli lliul il tlie aliove lioiiiideu William Vaiiglian 
Admin' //(' //*///( Null /Ulmiiihli lUn ol Ki.liard t'liii ol |iortaiii" aloresaid ni'thaiit dei'' doe make 
and I aiiae to lie niade a lni<' ,iiid {>'l<<i liivnioi y ol ,ill and Singular the (ioods Chaiiella Dclits 
Ki^fhla or C'ri'dills (jf the Saiil dei ' uliiili li,iv< or ahall come to the hands I'ossession or Knowl- 
edge of him (he Said W'" Vaii({liaii ; or iiiio ihe hands jiossession or Knowledge ol any other 
jierson lor him ; wliii h lialli noi y\\ loin Ailminiaiered ujioii & the same soc made doe I'.xhiliiit 
iiilo the Kej/ioiry of llu- Comi ol im/luie l/jr the Saiil |iiovin<e al or lieliire the (lirot day of Sep- 
tentlier iiexl. Ail<l ihe aaiiie < ioods I'liallella Rights and Ciedills of the said del'' HI the lime 
ol Ilia deaih ; no! heieiolore AdmiiiiBlied upon which al any lime herealtcr shall come inio the 
hands of the said W'" Vaiighan or any p'aon lor him ; doe well and iriiely Adminiaier ai conlin).. 
to l,aw. And further doe niake a jusi and iriie Ai c' of Ida Admiiiiairai on upon Oaih .11 or 
lielore ihe Itirsl ilay of Nov'" one ihousand aeaven liuihli'd .md our. Ami .dl ili^ icsi .ju.l 
Keaidiie ol ihe sai<l (ioods I'haltella Kiglila ami C'redilla uIh. Ii ..h.dl Im' loimd ir,u,.mriM^; „poii 
ihe aaid Adiii" Ace' ilie same being lirst I'.xani'' ami allowed of by ihe Judge or Judges for ihe 
lime being id proliale of wills ami (/raining Adminiairacona wiihin ilie province afiiresaid shall 
deliver and pay Unto such pinoii ,ii>d pi-iaoii» irspei lively as ihe aaid judge or Judges by liia or 
their decree or aenience pujaiir.iiii xn l„iw ali.ill IIihik and appoint, Thai ihen iliis obligaion 
10 be voyde ol il.v lo irm.iiiie III lull loi.i-, 

<,rA,;\ and I).- VV- Vaoohan | »r,d | 

liv"' In ilie |i'8eiiie Sam" I'i.nhai.i.ow |.v.i1| 

„l (;ioi.-.r Vaih.iiam |^r,,l| 

I',, o. r„Hii<ii»,i, 



AFPKNDIX VII 471 

IV ill of Eleanor Cult. 

'J'he last Will & Teslainent of l^leam;r Cutt o(' I'orism" Widow made thib 'I'welt'th day of 
July 1684 

I Eleanor Cutt being weak in body, but in jjerfeci memory, Do make & ordain this here- 
under written to be n)y Last Will and Testament ; hercljy revoking all other Wills by me 
formerly made. 

I will, 'J'hat if there be any debts due fron) my late Husbands Estate, or any legacies due 
by his Will, which arc yet unpaid, they shall be discharged out oi the remainder of my said 
Husbands Estate, which is yet in Partnership, or undevided, between me & the other Executors 
ot my Husbands Will, & the residue of y' Debts belonging to sd Estate, to say, my share of 
them as Executrix i give to my Son Vaughaii & Daughter Daniel, to be equally devided between 
them. 

My St'xk that is at y' ffarm, I give unto my Grandchild Cutt Vaughan ; together with 
my Clock ; my Salt marsh shall be etjually dcvided between my two Daughters, Margaret 
Vaughan, & Bridget Daniel. And the (Fresh marsh belonging to me Cbeing not mentioned in 
my Husbands Willj I be<jueath to Eleanor Vaughan; ('Which was my Husbands mind, tho 
not cxpress'd in his Will. 

My Plate, I give Twenty pounds worth of it to my Daughter Daniel, & the remainder to 
my Daughter Vaughan & her Children ; to each of them an equal portion ; my Daughter to use 
it till y' Children come to age ; & each Child to have their share as they are of age. The 
fForty pounds of money which I received of M' Hubbard for the interest of the Childrens money 
which is in his hands, / have given to their Mother, to be reserved for their use. 

All my Bedding and I.iimen, with my Brass, Iron & Pewter, I will shall be devided 
between my Daughter Daniel & my three Cirandchildren, Eleanor, Mary, & Margaret Vaughan, 
to each of them an equal share. 

All my Sheep (except what hereafter cxpress'd; shall be equally devided between my two 
Daughters. My best Chest of drawers in the Shop chamber, I give to Eleanor Vaughan ; and 
y' other Chest of drawers in my Chamber, u> my Daughter Daniel, My two Negros, Harry, 
& his Wife, I give to my Son Vaughan, My half Pink fitted & victualled, to set [sea] together 
with my half of the goods ic merchandize now loaden & to be loaden on board her, according 
\ii y' discretion of my Executrixes, with the advice of my Overseers, fox y' Voyage insuing, I 
give unto Cutt Vaughan, My half Ketch fitted & victualled to Sea, together with one half of a 
convenient Ix>ading for her, according to the discretions of my Executrixes, with the advice of 
my Overseers, for y' insuing voyage, I give unto Cicorge Vaughan ; the sd Vessels to be improved 
for them by the advice of the Overseers, till they come to age. 

Unto my Brother John Alderscys Children, I give one hundred pound in money, to be 
devided among them, if any of them come, or send within three years after my decease ; & if 
they come not, then Eleanor Vaughan shall have that hundred pound. 

Unto my Cousin Elizabeth Hole, I give fhve pounds ; & as much to my Cousin Ann 
Clark, in such goods as they have occasion for ; & Twenty pounds among y' Children of my 
Cousin Ann Clark to be paid by my Executers, when they come Uj age. 



472 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Unto each of my Servants (Negros excepted,) that live with me when I dye, I give a 
Cow & a Sheep ; and to Ann Harvy two Cows & Six sheep. The rest of my Stock I give to 
my two Daughters. I give my servant Andrew Rankins his time unto my Daughter Daniel ; 
willing her to send him to sea ; & he shall have ffive pounds out of mine Estate, when his time 
is out. 

More, I give unto my Grandchild Eleanor Vaughan, one hundred pounds sterling, to be 
paid in England out of my Third of y"^ money received of Sir John ffrederick & Comp* : And 
the remainder of my Third of sd money, being Twenty pound more or less, I give unto my 
Grandchild Mary Vaughan. 

Unto M' Joshua Moody I give Twenty pounds ; and to Capt. Elias Stileman I give Ten 
pounds. All the rest of my Estate in Debts, or otherwise, not particularly disposed of, I give 
in equall shares to my two Daughters ; And make them, viz : Margaret Vaughan & Bridget 
Daniel, the Ex__ecutrixes of this my Last Will & Testament ; Willing them to pay all my Debts, 
Legacies, & ffuneral charges. 

fFurthermore I will, that this place in which 1 now live, shall im'ediately after my decease, 
be let out to rent, bv y'^ advice of my Overseers ; and the improvement thereof be reserved for 
y' use of Cutt Vaughan, untill he comes to age ; unto whom his Grandfather hath given the 
said Estate. * 

ffinally I make Capt Elias Stileman & M' Joshua Moody Overseers of this my Last Will & 
Testament. In testimony to all and singular y= p'misses I have set to my hand & seal this 
Twelfth day of July 1684. 

Mrs. Eleanor Cutt Eleanor Cutt [seal] 

did sign & seal this 

Instrum' above written, 

and declare it to be 

her last Will and 

Testam' this i 2''' of 

July 1684, in p'sence 

of us 

John Ffletcher, 

John Barsham 

John Shipway. 

New Hampshire 

By the Governor. 
That the within named Eleanor Cutt did sign, seal, & publish the within written Instrum' 
as her Last Will & Testament, the within written John ffletcher, John Barsham & John Shipway 
made oath y'= 29"" day of July 1684 before me 

Edw Cranfield 

Entred & recorded according to y' Original July 31"' 1684. 

R. Chamberlain Secr. 



APPENDIX VII 473 

Estate of Eleanor Cutt. Administration de bonis non granted in ijoo 

[New Hampshire Probate Records, vol. 4, p. 221.] 

Province of 1 W'" Partridge Esq' L' Govern' of s"" province To 

New Hampshire J Wi" Vaughan of Portsm" : in said province m'chant 
[seal] Greeting 

Whereas Ellinor Cutt formerly of Portsm" aforesaid widdow deci leaving behind her, her 
last will and testament and good part of her Estate never came into the hands custody or posses- 
sion of the Exec" of the said Ellinor Cutt nor into the hands custody or possession of any other 
for their use or uses, and therefor never fully Administered upon according to Law ; which yett 
remaines to be done whereby the power of committing Administracon and full disposition of such 
Estate, And alsoe of hearing examining and allowing the accounts of such Administracon of right 
appurtaineth unto me Trusting therefor in the care and fidelitye of the said W"" Vaughan who 
married the daughter of the said Ellinor Cutt dec'' I doe by these p'sents committ unto him the 
said W"" Vaughan full power to Administer of all and singular the goods chattells rights or cred- 
itts of the said Ellinor Cutt dec'' abovesaid not heretofore administered upon by any person or 
persons according to law and shall well and faithfully dispose of the same as the Law directs. 
As alsoe to ask gather levy recover and receive all and singular whatsoever creditts of the said 
dec* not heretofore Administered on which to her while she lived and at the time of her death 
did appertaine and to pay his proporcon of all debts in which the dec'' stood bound, which 
remaines unpaid at this day soe far as the Law obleidges such an Adm' as de bonis nou adminis- 
tratis and soe far as the goods chattells rights and creditts cann extend according to the value thereof 
and to make a true and perfect inventory thereof and to exhibitt the same into the Registry of the 
Court of Probate for the Province aforesaid at or before the first day of September next and to 
render a plaine and true account of yo' said administracon upon oath at or before the first day of 
November one thousand seaven hundred and one 1 doe hereby ordaine constitute and appoint you 
Wi" Vaughan Adm' of all and singular the goods chattells rights and credits aforesaid In testimony 
whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and seale the twelfth day of October Anno R. Ris will 
terty nunc Ang"^ &c duodecimo Annoq Dni 1700/. 



Cha Story Secretary 



W^' Partridge [seal] 



Estate of Eleanor Cutt. Bond given by Administor de bonis non in ijoo. 

[New Hampshire Probate Files] 

Know all men by these p'sents that Wee W"" Vaughan of Portsm" in the Province of New 
Hampshire m'chant Sam" Penhallow of the same place m'chant and George Vaughan of the same 
place Gentleman am holden and firmely bounden and Obleidged Unto W™ Partridge of Portsm" 
aforesaid Esq' Judge of the probate of Wills and granting Administracons within the province 



474 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

aforesaid in the full Sume of ffive hundred pounds curr' mony of New England to be paid Unto 
the Said W'" Partridge Esq'' or his Successors in the Said Office or his Assigncs to the true pay- 
ment whereof wee doe binde our Selves and each of us our and each of our heires Exec" and 
Adm" Joyntly and Severally for the whole and in tlic whole firmely by these p'sents Sealed with 
our Seales dated the twelfth day of October Anno Dni 1700. 

The Condicon of this Obligacon is such that if the above bounden William Vauglian Adm' 
de bonis iion Administratii of Ellinor Cutt Late of portsm" widdow & relict of Richd Cutt dec"" 
doe make and Cause to be made a true and p'fect inventory of all and singular the Goods Chat- 
tells Rights or Creditts of the Said dec'' which have or shall come to the hands possession or 
Knowledge of him the said W™ Vaughan or into the hands or possession of any other person for 
him ; which hath not yett been Administred upon, and the same soe made doe exhibitt into the 
Registry of the Court of probate for the said province at or before the first dav of September 
next. And the same Goods Chattells Rights and Creditts of the said dec' at the time of her 
death not heretofore Administred upon which at any time hereafter shall come into the hands or 
possessibn of the Said W"" Vaughan or any person for him doe well and truely Administer accord- 
ing to Law. And further doe make a Just and a true account of his Administracon upon Oath 
at or before the first day of Nov*" one thousand Scaven hundred and one. And all the rest and 
residue of the Said Goods Chattells, Rights and Creditts which shall be found remaineing Upon 
the Said Adm" Account, the same being first Exam"* and allowed of by the Judge or Judges for 
the time being of probate of Wills and granting Administracons within the province aforesaid 
shall deliver and pay Unto such person and persons respectively as the Said Judge or Judges by 
his or their Decree or Sentence pursueant to Law shall Limitt and appoint. That then this 
Obligacon to be Voyde or else to stand in force. 

Sealed and Deliv''' W»' Vaughan [seal] 

in the p'sence of Sam"-"- Penhallow [seal] 

Rich : Partridge George Vaughan [seal] 



Documents Relating to the Estate of IVilliam Vaughan, 

The Will of Major Vaughan, dated May 16, 1707, was "on Record in the 
Records of New Hampshire" in 1720, according to the statement made in a deed 
signed by his heirs in that year ; — and yet for some unaccountable reason no trace 
of the Will itself can now be found anywhere. Diligent search in the Archives of 
the New Hampshire State Library has only brought to light a number of documents 
referring to the Will, — as, for instance, a deed signed b\' the residuary legatees 



APPENDIX Vll 



475 



admitting William King to a one-tifth interest in the residuary estate, although, they 
add, this "would not be strictly according to the letter of the Will." 

The two following documents, relating to Major Vaughan's estate, were 
recently discovered by Mr. O. G. Hammond in the Library referred to, — the first 
one being in the handwriting of Col. Richard Waldron, who married for his second 
wife, Eleanor, the daughter of Major V^aughan : 



Col" Waldrons Dkmand on Maj" V^auchan's Estate — 



To given Elean'' by M' Cutts will w''' was proved in 1676 
To difference of mony between that time and this . 
To the Interest of three hund'' pound, from June 1680, (at w'^''| 
time it was lett out to M' Hubbard,) till Maj' Vaughans death' 
being 4.2 years is .... . 

To the Seventh part of y-" ;^loo given Cutt Vaughan 
To the Interest of it 42 years .... 
To the differrence of Mony for S-i 14.. 5/ & 34 6/ 
To a ^100 pound Sterling given in M" Cutts will 
To Exchange of Mony at that day 25 p'' cent 
To the Differrence of Mony between that day and this 
To ^100 more given in S"! Will and Differrence . 
Mem° no Interest Demanded for the last ;^200 Saving the whole 
right in the tanyard wood field & Stone warehouse in case no 
agreem' for the Improvm' of y"^ 7''' p" thereof demanded 
Proportion of Plate ....... 



200 
100 



756 





'4 


S 


3 + 


6 


24 


5 


100 





25 





62 


10 



150 



250 



£1716 6 6 



An Estimate of Maj" W" Vaughan's Estate &e 





£■ 


s. d. 


Thirty Acres of y' wood field at 15" 


0450 





400 Acres of Jn° Libby .... 


- 1 200 





Sundries w"'in dores ..... 


0300 





Hales Estate ...... 


0300 





Cape Porpus ...... 


0500 





Nantucket* ...... 


2000 






* This item evidently refers to " one wliolc share of land on the island of Nantucket," which Major Vaughan 
purchased in 1677 from " Richard Way, of Boston, wine cooper," in consideration of the sum of /60 " of lawful! 
money of New England;" and of which share or tract of land "one full quarter" was sold in 17ZO by the 
heirs of Major Vaughan to " Stephen Coffin Jun'r " for the sum of £siz. los. " Bills of Credit of New Eng- 
land." The two deeds conveying this valuable property are given at length immediately following this Estimate of 
Major Vaughan's Estate. — R. C. S. 



476 



THE SHANNON FAMH^Y 



New Casle Lands 

Negro 

Nobles mortgage 

Jn" Libby's Debt 

Tanyard Debt 

Exet' land 

Brusters Debt 

Gore above Gerrishes farm 

fFresh Marsh 

Salt Marsh 



fFuneral Charges 
wibird 
Province . 
Lotlayers 
JafFry 



Legacies 





0050 







0050 







0140 







0100 







0020 







0040 







0100 







0100 







0020 







/5370 





200 





30 





80 





60 





100 





/470 







;fzoo 






Deed of Richard Way conveying land in Nantucket to Major W'" Vaughan. 

To all Cristian peopell to whome this present deed shall come. Richard Way of boston 
in the collonny of Massachusetts in New England, wine cooper and Bethyah his wife, Send 
Greeting Know Yee — that they Said Richard Way and Bethyah his wife for an in consideration 
of the sum of Sixty pounds of lawfull mony of new england to them in hand att and before the 
Insealing and delivery of these presents by William Vauhan of portsmouth in the County ot 
dover and portsmouth in new england aforesaid merchant, well and truly paid the Receipt 
whareof they doe heareby acknowledge — and themselves, thare with fully satisfied and contented 
and thareof and of every part thareof doe accquit, exonerate and discharge the said William 
Vauhan his heirs and Executors, administrators and assigns forever by these presents Have given, 
granted bargained, sold, aliened, enfeefed and confirmed and by these p'sents doe fully and abso- 
lutely give, grant, bargaine, sell allinate enfeefe and confirme unto the said William Vauhan his 
heirs and assigns forever all their land lying and being at nantucket in new england aforesaid 
within the towne Ship of Sherburne with all and Singular the rights, proffits previledges and 
appurtenansis thareontoe beloanging or in any wise appurtayning whether devided or common 
according toe one compleat and whole share of land in the Sd. towneship and also all share right 
and interest and Share of land at a certaine place upon nantucket aforesaid comonly called and 
knowne by the name of coatue with the profits preveliges and apurtinansis thare untoe belonging 
with all writings & evedencis that doe conserne the same which they have or can come by To have 



APPENDIX VII 477 

and to hold the said parsels of land with all other the above granted premises untoe the said 
William Vauhan his heirs and assigns for ever and toe the only proper use benefit and behoofe 
of the said William Vauhan his heires and assignes forever — and the said Richard Way and 
Bethyah his wife doe covenant promise and grant toe and with the said William Vauhan his heirs 
and assignes toe and with every of them by these presents that he the said William Vauhan his 
heirs and and assigns shall and may by force and vertue of these p'sents from time toe time and 
at all times forever heaire after lawfully peasably and quietly have hold use occupy — posses and 
injoy the above granted premises with there apurtinansis and every part and parsell there of free 
and cleare and clearly acquited and discharged of and from all and all maner of former and other 
gifts grants bargains sailes seals morgages Joynters, doweries. Judgments, executions, Intayls for- 
feturs and of and from all other titles troubels charges and incumberansis whatsoever have made 
comitted done or sufered to be done by the said Richard Way and Bethyah his wife thare heirs 
or assigns at any time or times before the ensealing heareof. And further that the said Richard 
Way and Bethiah his wife thare heaires executors adminestrators and assigns shall and will from 
time to time and at all times for ever heare after warrant and defend they above granted premises 
with thare appurtinansis unto the said Willirm Vauhan his heairs and assigns against all and every 
person and persons what soe ever : any wise lawfully clayming or demanding the same or any p' 
thareof and Lastly that the Sd. Richard Way and Bethiah his wife thare heiars and assignes shall 
and will give unto the said William Vauhan his heirs and assigns such further and ample assur- 
ance of all they afore Barganed premises as in Law or Equity can be desired or Required, in 
witness whareof the said Richard Way and Bethyah his wife have heare untoe set thare hands 
and Seals this fifteenth day of march in the year of o' Lord on thousand six hundred Seventy 
and Seven and in the theirtieh veare of his majestxs Ravne over England. 

Signed, Sealed and delivered Richard Way 

in the presence of us. " Bethiah B Way 

DaNELL TuRELL, Jur. her mark 

Jack Lawson 

this Instrument was acknowledged by Richard Way and Bethyah Way his wife to he thare 
act and deed this Sixteenth of March 1677. Before me 

Petter Coffin, Asistant. 

A true Copy of the deed Recorded by me the 14"" of June 1678. 

William Worth, Clerk. 

Registry of Deeds. 

Nantucket, April 26, 1904. 
The foregoing is a true copy from Nantucket Records of Deeds, Lib. 2, fol. 21. 
Attest : Lauriston Bunker 

Register. 



47« 'I'lIK SHANNON FAMILY 

Drcil II f heirs of Major I 'iiiif^lnui convey iii;^ Idinl in Ntuiliiekel lo Sh'l'/ieii 

Coffin, Jr. 

'I'liLs Indknthkk made llic cij^luli day ol OiKjIht in llic seventh year iil ihc Reign of our 
Sovereign Lord King (icorgc annoquc Domini one lliousaiul seven lumdred and twenty between 
Nathaniel Cierrish of Berwiiii in the County of \'i)rk aiul province of the Massachusetts Bav in 
New Knghind, Marriiier and Briilget his wife one of' llie Daughters of" William V'aughan late 
of Portsmouth in the province of New Hampshire Ks(|r. , deceased, Margaret Vaughan of 
Portsmouth aforcsd. single woman, one other of the Daughters of the sd. William Vaughan and 
Abigail Shannon the wife of Nathaniel Shannon of portsmouth now absent attorney to her sd. 
Husband another of the Daughters of the sd. William Vaughan and Elizabeth Vaughan of 
Portsmouth aforesd. Single woman youngest Daughter of the stl. William Vaughan ol the one 
part and Stephen Collin )un'r. of the Island of Nantucket in the province of the Massachusetts 
Bay in New Knglanil yeoman on the other part whereas the aforcsd. William Vaughan in and 
by his last will & Testament Dated the Sixteenth day of May 1707 and upon Record in the 
Records of New Hampshire aforcsd. (icterencc thereunto being had) after the giving and 
bequeathing some part of his estate lo his [son] Cicorge Vaughan and his Daughter Eleanor 
Waldron (lives and Devises all the rest of his estate as houses lands , whatsoever and whereso- 
ever not already disposed of by the sd. William Vaughan uiiin his live youngest daughters 
naming liu-in Viz, — Mary King, Bridget (Jerrish, Margaret N'auglian, Abigail Vaughan, since 
married to the above named Nathaniel Shannon and Elizabeth Vaughan to be et|ually divided 
between them he tiie sd William Vaughan being at the time of making tiic sd. will and so at 
the time of his Decease Seized and possessed as of his own proper estate into and of one whole 
share of land on the Island of Nantucket aforesd. and which he purchased of one Richard Way 
late of B(jsii]n in New England wine cooper anil Bethi.di his wife (since deceased) the Deed 
thereof being upon Record at Nantucket aforesd. Now ihis Indknturi; Witnesseth that the 
sd. Nathaniel Gerrish and Bridget his wife, Margaret Vaughan, Abigail Shannon and I'",lizabetii 
Vaughan for and in consideration of the sinii of Nine Hundred Sixty two pounds ten Shillings 
Bills of Credit of New England lo ihcni in haml paid and secured to be paid by the sd. Stephen 
CofKn Jim'r. the Receipt whcreol lu lull ccjnsent anil satisfaction they do hereby acknowledge 
have given, granted bargained, sold aliened Enfeoffed Released conveyed and confirmed and by 
these presents do fully freely clearly and absolutely give, grant bargain sell alien enfeofte Release 
convey and confirm unto the sd Stephen Coflin Jun'r. his heirs and assigns for ever one full 
quarter part of all the aforesd. share or tract of land on the Island of Nantucket purchased of 
the aforesd. Richard and Bethiah Way as aforesd. as well what is lying in perticular as in 
common Together witli the fences woods ways profits privileges and appurtenances thereunto 
belonging and one full i|uarier p.ut of all the stock of sheep upon the sd. whole share. 'I'o 
have and to hold one full ipiarier part of the sd. whole share of land and sheep thereupon and 
all other the above granted premises with the appurtenances unto the sd. Stephen Coflin Jun'r. 
his heirs and assigns forever to his and their only sole proper use benefit and behoof forevermore 
and they the .sd (irantors do covenant for themselves their severall and Respective heirs execu- 
tors and administrators to and with the sd Stephen Coffin |unr. his heirs and assigns by these 
presents in manner and form following that is to say they are lawlidly seized of and in the 



APFKNDIX \II 



479 



aforcgranted land and premises having a right thereto as Legatees of the sd. William Vaughan 
and by force and vertue of his last will and testament full power to give grant sell and convey 
and dispose thereof in manner as aforesd the same being free and clear and freely and clearly 
acquitted exonerated and discharged of and from all and all manner of former and other gifts 
grants bargains sales leases releases mortgages jointures dowers titles troubles wills entails charges 
and incumbrances whatsoever and further they the sd. Grantors namely Nathaniel Cicrrish and 
Bridget his wife Margaret Vaughan Abigail Shannon and I'lli/abeth Vaughan do hereby covenant 
and grant to warrant and defend the sd granted land sheep and premises with the appurtenances 
and every part thereof unto him the said Stephen Coffin Junr. his heirs and assigns forever 
against the lavvfull claims and demands of the other children and heirs of the sd William 
Vaughan and also the creditors to his estate and against the lawfull claims and deinands of all 
persons whatsoever. In witness whereof the sd parties to these presents have set their hands 
and seals the day and year first above written. 

Signed, sealed and delivered in Nathi.i, (jckkish 

the presence of us Bridoet Cjerkish 

Wm. Fei.i.ows Marcjaret Vauohan 

Ki,i;a/,i;r Russei.i, Abigail Shannon 

Em2a. Vauohan. 
Hannah Townsend 
Hannah i-aison 

Witnesses to Mrs. Margaret 
Vaughans signing and sealing 

To his and their only sole proper use benefit & behoof forevermore between the forty 
fourth and fifth line incerted before signing. 



Portsm province N. Hampshire. Capt. Nathll. C;crrish and Bridget his wife Mrs. Abigail 
Shannon and Mrs. Kli/,abeth Vaughan appeared and acknowledged this instrument to be their 
voluntary act and deed October 14, 1720. 

Coram fJEO. Jii-iKiv Jh pac. 



Boston, October 18th. 1720. Mrs. Margaret Vaughan personally appearing before mc 
the Subscriber acknowledged this instrument to be her voluntary act and deed. 

Pen TowNSENtJ J pac. 



Whereas the afore named William Vaughan in and by his last will & testament nominated 
and appointed his son George Vaughan his sons in law Richard Waldron and Nathaniel Gerrish 
and also Joseph Hammond of Kittery Esq. and Samuel Penhallow of portsmouth Esqr. to be 
joint Executors & hereof giving them power to dispose of his estate for the payment of his just 
debts & Legacies &c. These are to certifie that the Executors above named in testimony of 



lKc. 



•nil'', SHANNON I'AMILV 



ilicir ,i|'|>r()li;iiinii .111(1 ( niiliini.niiin ol ,iiul ichim-iii Io ilic .ilorc wriiicii ilccvl of snlc Imvc licrrmiio 
scl llicii li.iiuk .iiiil :.c.ils ilii- l.iiiilri-iilli il.iy i>\ Orluhcr Anno Domini 1720. 

RlCHAlU) Wai.dkon 
Si^ncil scilcil .mil ilclivcrcil Nathi.i. (iehrish. 

in prcN<-n( I- ol 11:; 

W'm. I'im.ows 
l'-,i.PA/i( kii.ssij.r. 



I'rov. New ll.im|.slmc porisni"' O.lolni i,|lh. i;.in. Ri.h.ii.l V\'.iKlmn V.>~<\l- .nul L';ipl. 
N.iihll (.cirisli app<MiT,l .nul .i< knnvvlc.l,.,,-J ilu- .ilmvc lo Ik- llic-ir .1.1 .m.i .l.c.l. 

(il.O. IaI'IKI.V 

D.ilc.l OiloluT zi, 1720. jn pac 



kc(;i»liV of l)i-i-cls. 

Nanuickct, Mass., April 27, 1904. 
'I'Ih- lorcj'nini; is a inir mpv Iroin N.miiukci Kcfords of Deeds, l.-ili. 3. pngcs 141, 142. 

Attest : I.AURI.SION HUNKKR, 

Rcfjislcr. 



In llir n.mu-orCoii .nn<-n 'I'lu- l.isl \\\\\ .nul 'IVsLmu-ni of ( ;coi>;c \'auj;li.m 

I (irorjH- \'.ni|',lian luin); .Si, k .nul wc.ik, .nul C'lmsidcrin); ih.n the lime of my Jealli may 

In- .n h.nul ; ,\nil m\ miml .'v nirnuir\' ln-in); pcrlccl, I Do appoint lliis to lie my last will & 

'resl.imenl, Ikti-Iu icvokin); .ill lonnc-r Wills l>y nu- m.kle - 

1 I I'ommii nn Soul inio \'' h.uuls olinv Kcdeemer, Kehinf; on liis Merit.s flir Accept- 
iini-e ; and niv lioil\ lo ilu- l'',.nili to be ileeenllv lnM\ed aeeordin^ to the Disiretion of my 
l''.xeeiitoi lu-ie.ilin (o In- .ippoinled. 

2 I will thai .ill nn |iisl debts be |->.iid in C'oiivi'nienI Season 

\ 1 );i\'e to iii\ de.nb beloved wile llie 'I'liird p.nl ol \' liudiiie ol m\ whole l'',slaie. 
To her .ilso 1 );ive nn m.iiisioii house v\ "' all the luniilure llu-rein, with the gardens and orehards 
beloii(;in)', thereto, .ind three aeres of l.iiid more adjoiiiinj; to the S.ime ilmeinj; her widowhood. 



Al'PKNDIX VII 481 

4 I will that all my C'hiKlrcii Shall he inanlaincd out of my I'-slalc till ihcy arrive to y' 
age of zo years 

5 I give to my Daughter Sarah Ross and ihc hc-irs of lii-r body the land ('behind the 
houses of Cicorgc Townsand and John firindal and two oilier houicn between them; Sijuare off 
w"' the land I have already given her 

(1 I give to my Son in law John Ro«» one hundred pounds 

7 I give unto Kach of my maiden daughters five hundred pounds two luindred pininds 
of which is to be in land ("to Kach of them & their heirs j at y' bank 

8 I will that the Education of my son Kliot at School & at College be defrayed out of 
y'^ Incomes of my Kstate. To my son Kliot I also give five hundred pounds, two hundred of 
which to be in land at the bank and all my Kastern rights ("so called) at Scarborough Cape 
Porpus, Dunston or Klse where and To his heirs forever ("except as hereafter Kxcepted) 

<) I give my son William and to his heirs forever all my houses and lands at the bank, 
and between y' Creek and the bank. And all the Residue of my Kstate, as houses, lands, 
farms. Marshes, Mills, Tanyards and Streams of Water and Water Courses and interest of 
Fcrrys, I give unto my Said Son William and the heirs of his body forever; But In case Kither 
of my Sons Should dye without Issue lawfully begotten. It is then my will, that the Surviver 
and The heirs of His body Shall inherit, what J have by these presents given to the other ; and 
In Case both my Sons Should dye without Issue lawfully begotten. Then It is my will that y' 
Kstates which I have by these presents given To my Said Sons Shall be Kqually divided amongst 
all my daughters. 

10 1 appoint my S"" Son William to be sfjle Kxccutor of this my last will and Testament. 
In Testimony of all before written I have hereunto Set my hand the first day o^ November 1 724. 

Signed SeaI'd & (JKO Vauchan [seal] 

Published by Geo : 

Vaughan Ksq' as 

his last Will and 

Testam' In presence 

of us 

Rich" Wai.ukon Jun' 

ABifMil. Shannon 

hit 
huAhl. X HoNWkM, - 



Pro: N: Ilampsh' 25"' Jan'^ 1724/5 
M' Rich'' Waldron Jun' Abigail Shannon & Israel Honwcll y' three Evidences to y' afore- 
going will p'sonally appearing made Oath that they were present & Saw George Vaughan Esq' 
Sign & Seal s"" will declaring y" Same to be his last will & Testament & y' according to y' best 
of y' understanding he was of a Sound Disposing mind at the doing thereof 

Benj* Gamblin'; Reg' 



482 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



An Inventory of the Estate Goods and Chatties of George Vaughan Late of Portsmouth in 
New Hampshire in New England Esq', Deceased : Taken and Appraised at Portsmouth afFore 
said : by Cap' Samuell Hart : James JefFrv and Ephraim Dennet — as followeth — 

viz', to the Dwelling house & out houses by it . J^, 200 

to the whole Farm upland and Meadow containing 562 acres 
at 10 ;^ p' acre .... 

to 8 acres of orchards upon y" Farm 

to v'= old Dwelling house at the Creek 

to y'^ little at y"= Gate by y" Road 

to v"^ house & Barn where Jo* Wittam liv's 

to v"^ house [oseph Johnson livs in 

to y' house & Barn Benson liv's in 

to D° Vincin't lives in . 

to D° Brooks livs . . . . , 

to the Fram & Damn of y' Grist Mill 

to the Saw Mill &c . . . . . j£ \ 20 ^"6400 



/:;62o 


• £ 


1 20 


■ £ 


80 


£ 


25 


■ £ 


3° 


£ 


10 


■ £ 


80 


■ £ 


50 


• £ 


35 


■ £ 


30 



to 4 parts of the Tanyard, Land, & preveleiges & sixty hides 
therein stock ....... 

to about 1 2 acres ot land at Martins Hill .... 

to III acres ot land beyond Cap' Langdons 

to 158 : lots of land behind Maj' Vaughans old Orchard & to y'' 
Country Road &c^ at 20": p' lot : Each to be Equall to 40 
foot front & Eighty back : one w'*" v' other 

to y'= house land Wharfe Shop & preveleiges where Cap' Fellows 



to a lot of land before Ric'' Tobie's .... 

to a lott of land [oyning to Jo* Berys land 

to a lot of land 25 foot front by m'* Alcocks & the little Island 
in the River ........ 

to goods & chatles — viz' 

to one Scarlet Coat wore some time .... 

to 5 ft 3 oz* of silver plate averdupoize w' 

to pewter Dishes plates & basons ..... 

to 4 brass Kettles 3;^ Brass tongs five Sho & Doggs 

to 3 brass candlesticks 20/ one warming pan 8/ 

to I Clock 40/: one Walnut table 3,^ 

to Iron pots Kettles tongs Tramills 

to 2 large Ovall Tables ^£ : one Small one 15/ 

to one Chamber Table & two stands 

to 4 Comon Tables & 2 Joynt Stooles 

to one Coffee Mill peper Caster Mustard box all lig 

to 2 Small Brass chaffing dishes 



£ 
500 

.312 

444 



3 160 

660 
100 
60 



3 





60 


16 


14 












8 









18 




>5 



APPENDIX VII 



483 



to Ironing Boxes & heaters &: ^ spitts 

to 3 p'rs of Iron doggs zoj one Grid Iron &c"' 

to I brass ladle 3/ Cullender ij Cover dish zj 

to I Grater : a Tin Coffee Pot : Heater Iron & Bill hoo 

to 18 Glasses of Divers sorts 18/: 6 Knivs & forks 12/ 

to I 2 Earthen Plates : 8 Dishes : one Bason 

to one chest of Drawers jj£ : one writing Desk 30^ 

to one Close Stoole & pan 15/: 3 looking Glasses lO;{^ 

to 23 picturs & Coats of Arms in frames 

to I large Cane chaire 30/: 6 Comon D° 50/ 

to 4 high backd leather Chairs 6^ : to 6 : low backd D° 3^ 

to 4 black Chairs 8/ Double chaire 6/ 

to a lig.-vite Mortar Pestle & Cloth pounder 

to a Wooden fire screen & hand bell . 

to 4 feather beds : 4 Bolsters : & 4 pillows . 

to 4 p're blankets : 3 bed <!3uilts : & 3 Ruggs 

to one Coverled 15/ 3 suits Curtaines y/^ 

to one Negro Man zo £: 2 black women 3 5;£' 

to one Negroe Boy 

to the Iron Work of a pre Cart wheels 

to a p"^ Trucks Iron bound 

to a bob sled 10/ one Glass lanthorne I 2^ 

to a Trunkportnianta & Large Wigg Box 

to I Dressing box 5/ one large Trunck & Chest 

to an old p^'^ of Calash wheels & Draughts . 

to one table bedstead & 3 standing bedsteads 

to Barrels hh"*" Treves Troffs & Wicker ware 

to 2 p"= bellows 12^ to 2 haire brushes 2 

to 1 Copper Tea Kettle & Chaffing Dish 

to one Guilt Bible & Comon prayer book 

to 2 Cloths brushes 

to 3 Mares : 6 oxen : & 3 Cows 

6 voung Catle 3 years old 
at Vincents Farm : 3 Cows & halfe 
to }/^ of 5 young Catle Coming on 3 

y^ of 7 D" coming on 2 years 
att Henry Bensons Farm 4 Cowes 

3 voung Catle coming on z years 

3 Calv's 9 Months : & 10 Sheep 
to 3 Yoaks 3 Chains, Clevis & pin 

3 bookes of Martyrs by Fox 
at Jo' Johnsons : 3 yearling Colts : & one Mare & Colt 
the halfe 4 Cows : Coming on 3 years : & Six coming of 

years ; & 4 Coming 1 yeare : & 3 Cows 



'4 



75 





30 





8 


'5 


8 


15 


20 





5 





'5 





5 





5 





8 






3° 
^12190 



4«4 



I UK SHANNON KAMII-Y 



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( ii.iiiliii).', li-llcis 1)1 .hliiiiiii .ir.iiiiiii Hill y' I'luviiKi: nl New I l.uii|ihliiii- : III II.-.I1 Din-dril : Wi-c 
llii' niilim lilnTB Irti-oI Ii.ivc .i|i|ir,iiiC(l llii- l'',»liitc grirnlh A C'lliilllcit ol liairyr V.iu);li.iii lv.i|' 
Dcicaiiil mill t'liirycil ul llu- naiiic an y' p'liciilurii iiliovc Wriilcii : July / 2'' I 7/7 

Sam' 1 1 All I 

JaMIS III I 111 

Km*' Di'NNi/i 
.ilili'" .ill .Swiini y li"' July i7-!7 I'-x' Sunrii y' id"' ilillu 

I'm: N : ll..iii|iJi' /^ |,ily, 1 7 .-■ 
Ilienli'" .Sillll' ll.llt j.lllli-l. jrllli) .V I'.|.||"' l)r|iiii-| |i', nil. illy .l|i|",ii ||||. in.i.lr nillll iIniI llicy 

ii|>|)rai»cd llif C'oiilciiU 1)1 y'' Alort-'^^niii); Invriiiniy ai 1 mdiiit.', lo y' Ih-mi .Skill uiilimii l.ivm or 
iiHntioii 10 any pi'ihoii or pcinonit 

Hi NJ" (lAMIlLINI. 

lU-K' 

I'm : N ; II : i(,"' July 1727 
W'" ViiiiKlian I'.xci-'; 10 yc will olCifo: Vati)'li.iii K.i|' ilci'' |i'»i)iially a|)|)caring iiiailc oalli 
y' vv' is conlaiiiM in y'' ali)r(.;oiiin Invcnlory i^ all v' I'.ri.iic nl y' «'' l)c-c'' ycl <'()mc lo \m liami 

\' ih.ll islirll .lliy lllilll' llinir -liall .l|i|MMr lie « ill l,lill|' il illln V' l<'-)'.'° nillll- lo III- .iilili'il llii-li- 

lllllll 

lilNj' (lAMIIIINl. 



/////.// Craiy/ II alkn-. 

Ill llii- N.iiiir ol (iiul AliK-ii. Tlir cifililriiiil, day nl Aiic.ii-,1 in ihr IniiiliTiilli mmi ol 
llu- Krij-ii ol his Majffily Kinj' ( JroifH- ilic .St-coiul aiul in llir yi-.ii ol mii l.nnl Cliiia mir 
'I'liousaiul .Sfvi-ii iiumirfil aiul lorly. I (u'or(.;c' Walker ol' I'orlNiiiouili in ilir I'mvimr nl Ni-vv 
I iHMipnliiii' (iriilli'iiiaii lii'iii^' nl |iirlril iiiiinl .iiiil nn'iiiorv ami kliowin^i, lli.il il ii .i|>{ininii'il Im 
all iiu'ii oiii r lo ilir, ilo in.iki' oiil.iin .iml .i|i|>oMii ihi:. my la.sl Will ami 'ri'hlanu'iii, 'I'li.il ii. 10 
.Say, I'ilsl anil I'lim ip.ilU I (nvc ami Kccoiiiiiicml my .Soul iiiln iln- li.iuds ol' (ioil ulio (iavc 
il, irutiliii).; llirnni'li llu- imril.t ol jepiuii C'liri.sl my Saviour l" li.ivi- .ill my Siim |)ari|oiifil ami to 
liiliiiil lunnal lili- Ami inv limlv I < ommil lo ilir Iviiili m W .Inrnilv luirinl al llic Disirrlioii 
III iii\ l''.\ri iilor;i iH-ir.ilin ii.nni-il, iiniliinc ilnuliliii); lull lli.il I -.li.ill ici civr llic S. • ,i(;.iiii al 



APPENDIX VII 485 

the General Resurrection, by the mighty Power of God. And as Touching my worldly Estate 
1 Give, Bec)ueath Demise and Dispose of the Same in the following manner, namely. First, I 
Will & order that all my Just Debts and Funeral Charges to be paid by my Executors in Con- 
venient time after my Decease, And to enable my Executors to pay the Same, I Will and order 
that my Negro Man Jupiter, my Negro Woman Phillis, My Negro Girl Nancy and my Negro 
Boy England be Sold, and that if the Money that shall be raised by the Sale of the Said Negros 
Shall not be Sufficient to pay the same I will and order that my Executors Sell my share in a 
certain Dwelling house in Portsmouth aforesaid And my Share of the Land whereon it Stands 
which house stands where the old meeting-house stood and which house and land whereon it 
Stands now belongs unto Captain Stephen Greenleaf of Portsmouth aforesaid & my self. 
Also I will and order my Executors to sell so much of a certain Piece of land lying at the Bank 
so called in Portsmouth aforesaid ('or all if need he) as to pay my Debts and funeral Charges, 
bounded as followeth, namely southerly by land in Possession of Cap' Daniel Moulton westerly 
by a street that leads from the North meeting house in Portsmouth aforesaid to the Dwelling 
house of the Reverend M' Jabez Fitch, in part and by land formerly belonging to one John Low 
deceased in part. Northerly in part by land formerly belonging to Rich"" Wibird Esq' deceas"" in 
part by land now in the Possession of Mark Newmarch, in part by land of the said John Low 
dec* and in part by the Yard belonging to the house wherein Solomon Pike deceas'' lately lived 
and Easterly by a street that leads from the Ferry to the north meeting house aforesaid, as the 
said Piece of land is now fenced in. And if the Produce of the said Negros, my share of the 
House and land where the old meeting house stood and the said Piece of land bounded as afore- 
said, shall not be Sufficient to pay my Debts and funeral Charges, 1 will and order my Execu- 
tors to Sell So much of My Real Estate anywhere except at <he Bank as will pay the same 

Item I Give and bequeath unto Joseph Banfill the son of John Banfill of Portsmouth afore- 
said husbandman the sum of fifty Pounds to be paid By my Executors hereafter named. Item 
I Give and Bequeath unto the wardens of the South Church in Portsmouth aforesaid for the time 
being for the use of said Church the sum of fifty Pounds to buy and purchase a Piece of Plate 
for the use of said Church to be paid by my Executors. Item I Give and Bequeath unto the 
Reverend M' William ShinlefF Pastor of the said Church the sum of Thirty Pounds to be paid 
by my Executors. Item I Give & Bequeath unto Theodore Atkinson of said Portsmouth 
Esq' the sum of Thirty Pounds to buy him a horse to be paid by my Executors. Item I Give 
and Bequeath unto Matthew Livermore Esq' of said Portsmouth the sum of Fifteen Pounds to 
be paid by my Executors. Item I give and Bequeath unto my well bekived wife Abigail and 
unto her Heirs for ever all the rest of my land at the Bank so called in Portsmouth afores"* with 
the Buildings thereon standing and all my wharves at the Bank aforesaid with the buildings 
thereon standing and the Privileges thereunto belonging, and all Privileges by the water side at 
the Bank aforesaid that are mine and that it may the better be understood what I Give and 
Bequeath unto my said wife and her Heirs for ever. By my land at the Bank my wharves at the 
Bank and Privileges by the waterside at the Bank, 1 mean and Intend all of my land, wharves 
and Privileges by the waterside in Portsmouth afores"" that heretofore did belong unto George 
Vaughan late of said Portsmouth Esq' deceas"" except the said Piece of land bounded as aforesaid 
which 1 have orderd to be sold if need be for the end aforementioned, all of which that shall 
not be sold for the said use 1 Give and bequeath unto my said wife and her heirs for ever. 



486 THE SHANNON FAMU.Y 

Item I Give and bequeath unto my said wife Abigail, my Negro woman Dinah, my Negro 
Girl Diana, my Negro Boy Beaufidy and mv Negro Boy Ceesar : Item I Give and Bequeath 
unto my said wife the one half of all my Moveables, Stock & Debts and the one half of the 
Income of all my real Estate not heretofore disposed of. The said Negros and the one halt 
of the s'' Moveable stock and Debts to be at her own disposal and the one half of the income 
of my real Estate afores"" to be during her Natural life and at her own disposal Item as to 
the Rest of my Estate both real and personal not heretofore disposed of be the same where it 
will I Give & bequeath the same unto my Nephew Walker Lear (the son of my sister Elizabeth 
Lear) and unto his Heirs forever. He the said Walker Lear paying unto my said sister Elizabeth 
the sum of Two hundred pounds in tw-o years after he shall arrive at the age of twenty one 
years, and unto my Couzins Ichabod Cheney and Hannah SpafFord the sum of fifty Pounds each 
in three vears after he shall come into full Possession of what I have herein given him the Said 
Walker Lear, and I do hereby Constitute & appoint Abigail my well beloved wife, Theodore 
Atkinson Esq' .4: [oscph Langdon Gen' all of said Portsmouth Executors of this my last will & 
Testament. To whom 1 Give & bequeath fifteen pounds apiece over and above any thing 
before given them or either of them — And I do hereby utterly disannull & revoke all other and 
former wills and Testaments by me made ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my 
last will & Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal the day and 
year above written 

signed, seald, pub- Geo : Walker [seal] 

lishd pronounced & de- 
clared by the said 
George Walker as his 
last will and Testa- 
ment in the Presence 
of us the subscribers 
\vitnesses — 

John Clark 
Moses Nobel 
John Purmort 

Be it known unto all men by these Presents That whereas I George Walker of Ports- 
mouth in the Province of New Hampshire Gendeman have made and declared my last Will and 
Testament in writing bearing date the eighteenth day of August one Thousand Seven hundred 
and forty. I the said George Walker do by this present Codicil Confirm and Ratifie my Said 
last Will and Testament, And do hereby (over and above what I have said in my Said last will 
and Testament Given unto my dearly beloved wife Abigail ) Give and Bequeath unto my dearly 
beloved Wife Abigail my Negros Cato, Nancy Zenus, Nimshy and Primus, also a Note of hand 
I have from Nathaniel Shannon for the Sum of sixteen hundred and eight Pounds old Tenor 
bearing date the fourteenth day of February one Thousand Seven hundred and forty six. also the 
Interest! have in a Mortgage Deed from Cutt Shannon and his wife to me also a note of hand 
1 have from Madam Margaret Chambers for the sum of one hundred Pounds old Tenor, all the 
above to be at the Disposal of my Said Wife 1 also (iive Bequeath and Devise unto my Said 



APPENDIX VII 487 

Wife Abigail the use and Improvement of all my land in Portsmouth atbres'' lying and being on 
the Easterly Side ot' the Road From the Plains so called and leading to Seavey's Mills so called, 
and ofy<= Dwelling house Barn and orchard on Said Land during her Natural life. Item I 
Give to my Sister Elizabeth Lear five hundred Pounds old Ten' And my Will and meaning is 
that this Codicil be and be taken and adjudged to be a part and parcell of my said last Will and 
Testament, and that all things herein Contained and mentioned be faithfully & truly performed 
and as fully and amply in every Respect as if the Same were so declared and set down in mv 
last Will and Testament — 

In Witness whereof I the said George Walker have hereunto set my hand and Seal the 
fifteenth day of November one Thousand seven hundred and forty eight — 

his 

Sign'd, Seal'd George G Walker [seal] 

publish' d and declared mark 

to be a Codicil to the 
last Will & Testament 
ot the said George 
Walker by him the said 
George Walker in the 
Presence of us Witness- 
es Subscribing in the 
Presence of the Said 
George Walker — 

mem" Thirteen words 
Interlined before sign- 
ing &c — 

her 

Sarah 5 Scott 

mark 

Mary Langdon 
William Kingman 



Province of j At a Court of Probate held at Portsmouth In & 

New Hamp' j for Said Province on the 28''' Day of December I 748 
Before the Hon''''^ Andrew Wiggin Esq' Judge of the Probate of wills &c for Said Province the 
Executors of the foregoing will & Testament Presented the Same to be proved & Accepted that 
trust & Moses Noble & John Purmott two of the Subscribing Witnesses appeared & made 
Solemn oath that they were Present & Saw George Walker the Testator Sign Seal & heard him 
Declare the foregoing Instrument first Executed to be his Last will & Testament that at the time of 
Doing the Same he was to their best Discerning of a Sound mind & memory & that they with John 
Clark Subscribed their names thereunto as Witnesses at the Same time in the Testators Presence 
— And at the Same time appeared William Kingman & M" Mary Langdon & made Solemn oath 



488 rilK SHANNON FAMU.Y 

that they Saw the said CJcorge Walker Execute the toregoiiig Codicil & heart! him Declare the 
same to be a Codicil to his Last will & Testament & that he was then to their best Discerning 
of a Sound mind & memory & that they Subscribed their Names thereunto as Witnesses at the 
Same time in the Testators Presence Wherefore the said will & codicil are proved approved & 
allowed 

W" I'akkkk Reg' And" WiotiiN 



Province of \ Andrew Wiggin Escj' Commissioned by his Excel- 

New Hamp' j lency Benning Wentworth Esq' Governour & Com- 

mander in Chief in & over his Majesty's Province of New Hamp' to be judge of the Probate 
of wills & for Granting Letters of Administration in the Estates of Persons Deceased having 
Goods Chattels Right and Credits in the Province aforesaid — 

To all unto whom these Presents shall come Greeting 

Know ye that upon the Day of the Date hereof before me at Portsmouth in the Province 
aforesaid the will of Cieorgc Walker Late of Portmouth in said Province Cjentleman Deceased to 
these Presents Annexed was proved approved and allowed who having while he Lived and at 
the Time of his Death Goods Chattels Rights and Credits in the Province aforesaid & the Pro- 
bate of the said will & Power of Committing administration of all and Singular the Goods 
Chattels Rights and Credits of the said Deceased by virtue Thereof appurtaining unto me the 
Administration of all and Singular the Goods Chattels Rights and Credits of the said Deceased 
and his will in any manner Concerning is hereby Committed unto Abigail Walker, Theodore 
Atkinson Esq' & Joseph Langdon (Jen' of said Portsmouth Executors in the same Will named 
well and faithfully to Execute the said will and Administer the Estate of the said Deceased 
according thereunto & to make a True and Perfect Inventory of all and Singular the Cjoods 
Chattels Rights and Credits of the said Deceased and to Exhibit the Same into the Registry of 
the Court of Probate for the Province aforesaid at or before the Last Wednesday of May next 
I'.nsuing and also to Render a I'lain and true account of their Said Administration upon oath — 

In Testimony whereof I have hereunto Set my hand And the Sea] of the Said Court of 
Probate Dated at Portsmouth the Twenty Eighth Day of Deccinber Anno Domini 174S 

Anij" W|(;(;in 



Province of > By the Hon''''' Andrew Wiggin Esq' Judge of the 

New Hamp' > Probate of wills &c for said Province To Mcss'» Henry 

Sherburne & John Langdon both ot Portsmouth in said Province Greeting — 

Whereas (Jeorge Walker Late of Portsm" afores'' Gent. Deceased Lately Dyed Testate & 
appointed his Wife Abigail Theod Atkinson I'^sq' & Joseph Langdon Gent Executors of his 
'I'e.slanieiit who have caused the .s;irnc to be proved il: it being Necessary th.u an liivciuory of 



APPENDIX VII 489 

the Testator's Estate should be taken These are in his Majesty's Name to Impower you to take 
an Inventory of the said Estate to be shewn unto you by the said Exec" & to make a just & 
Impartial Appraisement thereof According to the best of your Judgment & return the same on 
oath into the Registry of the court of Probate for the Province aforesaid at or before the Last 
Wednesday of March next together with this warrant Dated at Portsmouth in said Province the 
zS'^ Day of Decemb' anno Domini 1748 & in the 22nd year of his Majesty's Reign 

Bv order of the Judge 

William Parker Reg' 



Whereas We the Subscribers Were mutually Chosen by Abigail Walker Relict Widow of 
Cap' George Walker late of Portsm" in the Province of New Hampshire Gentleman deceas'd 
And Walker Lear of said Portsmouth Joyner to make a division between the said Abigail Walker 
and Walker Lear of all Such Lands in Portsm" aforesaid that Lyes on the Southerly side of the 
highway that leads from Portsm" aforesaid to Seveys mill (so Called) Agreeable to the Last 
Will and Testament of the said George Walker — After we had viewed said premisses we Came to 
the following determination, viz' For the One half of said premisses we have set off the Beach 
Woods farm (so Called) and so much mowing Land at Bellehack (so Called) in the field next 
to Sam' Lears apple tree (so Called) as to make five Load of English hay if so much shall be 
produced on said Land, yearly, if so much shall not be produced from said piece of Land Yearly 
then so much as to make it up in the field next adjoining Yearly. And the pastureing of one 
Yoke of oxen yearly on Bellehack farm after the En^ueing Year and the one half of the apples 
that may grow in Bellehack orchard the fence Round said piece of Ground to be kept in Repair 
between said parties. And the Residue of said Bellehack farm We set of for the other half, 
and if the said Abigail Walker and Walker Lear Cannot agree between themselves which part 
Each shall improve, then our determination is that the Same shall be decided by Lot. And as 
the said parties are not fully satisfied wheather the debts due from said George Walker are to be 
paid before or after said division and have agreed to be determined in that point by Matthew 
Livermore William Parker and Nich" Perryman Esq" & "M' Noah Emery. Now if their Judg- 
ment shall be that the said Abigail was to have the one half of said Estate without allowing any 
thing for the debts due from said Estate then We order the debts to be paid out of the part that 
shall fall to said Walker Lear. But if it shall be their opinion that the debts ought to be paid 
out of the whole of the Estate before the division then we order the one half of said debts to be 
paid the one half out of Each Respective share — and if it shall so happen that more Value as to 
the Improvement in Lands shall be sold out of one Share then the other. Then Our determin- 
ation is that the one shall make allowance to the other in improveing so much Lands in his or her 
possession as to make them Equal the Same to be determined by men Chosen between them if 
they Cannot agree themselves. In Witness Whereof we Have hereunto set our hands this 
thirteenth day of March in the twenty second Year of the Reign of King George the Second 
annoque Domini one thousand Seven hundred and forty Eight. 

Memorandum the word (not) on the other side interlin'd before Signing 

Henry Sherburne 
John Langdon 



490 THE SHANNON FAMH.V 

And the aforesaid Abigail Walker and Walker l-ear do hereby Signify our full Satisfaction 
to the aforesaid division made by Cap' Henry Sherburne and M' |ohn Langdon and have Con- 
sented that the said Abigail shall have the Beachwoods farm and the Residue that is set of to that 
part as in the before paper to the truth of which they have hereunto Set their hands & seals the 
dav and Year before written — 

Memorandum the word { Lear) Inierlind before Signing &: SealK 

Signed Sealed & Ahk.' Wai.krr [seal] 

Delivered in presence Walker Liar [seal] 

of 

Danm-i, I.unt 

Wll I.IAM KlNCMAN 



And Whereas the said Henry Sherburne and [ohn Langdon have this dav made a Division 
of the Personal Estate of the said George Walker between the said Abigail Walker and Walker 
Lear agreeable to the Request of the said Abigail and Walker Lear. The said Walker Lear 
doth hereby acknowledge to have ReC* his Share of What things is allready Come to hand. 
And the said Abigail and Walker Lear do hereby Signify their Satisfaction w ith the said Division 
to the truth of which they do hereunto Set their hands. Portsmouth March 29 1749 one 
thousand Seven hundred & forty nine 

Signed Sealed Abic' Walker [seal] 

& Delivered In Walker Lf.ar [seal] 

presence ot 

Daniel Lunt 
William Kingman 



Province of ) At a Court of Prubaie held at Portsmouth in ^v: 

New Hamp' ) for Said Province on the 29''' Day of March 1749 

Before The Hon'"''^ Andrew Wiggin Esq' ludge of the Probate of wills &c for Said Province the 
within Named Abigail Walker & Walker Lear Personally Appeared & owned their hands & 
Seals to this Instrument Subscribed & Ath.xed & the Said Instrument to be their Voluntary act 
& Deed — 

Ano" U'iggin 



APPKNDIX VII 491 

IVill of IVilliam Vaughan of Damariscotta. 

In the name of God Amen. The last Will and Testament of William Vaughan of 
Damariscotty in the County of York Gent" 1 William Vaughan by Gods Grace being in per- 
fect health both of mind and Body, and knowing y*^ uncertainty of the time of my Life, and 
my bounden Duty to Set my House in order before I die. Do appoint this to be my last Will 
hereby revoking all others by me made heretofore, I give up my Soul to God earnestly looking 
to him for Acceptance thro the alone Merits of the Lord Jesus Christ, and my Body to the 
Earth with the Cheapest Manner of Burial : Mv worldlv Estate I dispose ot in the following 
Manner. 

1 I will that mv Debts be paid in convenient Season by my Executors as hereinafter 
directed and named. 

2 To my Hon'' Mother Mad™ Eliz^ Vaughan during her Life and in the Time of Peace 
and my Saw Mills going at Damariscotty, I give Fifty pounds per annum out of the Incomes 
thereof. 

3 To my Brother Elliot Vaughan I give all the Remaind' of my Estate in Possession or 
Reversion in the Province of New Hampshire, after my Fathers Debts & Legacys, and my 
own Debts & Legacys as hereafter mentioned are paid, to him and his Heirs forever. 

4 1 give to each of my married Sisters & their Husbands a pair of Gloves, viz' John & 
Sarah Ross, Willliam & Elizabeth Bennet, Hunking & Margaret Wentworth, and Cutt & Mary 
Shannon. 

5 I give to my Sister Jane V aughan one Thousand pounds to be paid in Money or 
Lands ; viz' out ot Lands in the Town ot Portsmouth. 

6 I Will that my Debts to M' Bowdoin Capt. Osborne and others contracted on mv 
Fathers Acco' be paid out of my New Hampshire Estate. 

7 1 Will that the Debts by me contracted on Account of my Estates at Mintinicus 
Damariscotta Sheepscott, Harrington and Pemaquid be paid by my Executors hereafter named 
out of the same. 

8 My Estate in lands at Mintinicus Damariscotty, Pemaquid Harrington and Sheepscot 
viz' ot Sheepscot in Partnership with the Heirs ot M' John Nelson of Long Island in y' 
County of Suffolk Dec" viz' Half the Tract of Land Sold by Sonobus Indian Sagamore to 
Sylvanus Davis, For which they are to give a Deed I give and bequeath in equal Fifths to my 
Brother Elliot Vaughan, my Sister Jane Vaughan, and to jane Mary & Elizabeth the Daughters 
of John and Martha Campbell of Damariscotty to them & their Heirs forever in the following 
manner, viz' that if Elliot Vaughan dies without Children and his Fifth part in these Estates 
is undisposed of his Fifth part is to descend to his Sister Jane & her Heirs and so Janes's Part to 
Descend to her Brother Elliot in like Circumstances An if Jane Mary or Elizabeth Campbell die 
before Age the Survivor or Survivors Shall have the DeC"" Estate, and if they three die under 
Age without Children what is bequeath' d to them Shall go 10 Elliot & Jane Vaughan in equal 
Shares as given to them by me. 

9 I give to M' John & M'* Martha Campbell all the Goods in my House at Damaris- 
cotty, also 1 give them Fitly pounds per annum out of the Produce of my Mills at Damaris- 
cotty during the Lite ot one & both ot them. 



492 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

1 I I give to David Cargill Esq'' of Sheepscot out of my Right in the Eastern Tract of 
Land at Sheepscot (that was Sold by Sonobus to Silvanus Davis) Two Hundred Acres to be 
made Secure to him and his Heirs forever when the Deed is given. 

12 I do hereby give and bequeath to the old Settlers at Walpole viz' William Jones, The 
Wife of Robert Morrison, James Huston and John Lermond to each of them & their Heirs 
forever. One Hundred Acres of Land in the District of Walpole, whereof Ten Acres to be 
Meadows, all to be Set off to them by my Executors, on Condition that they the forementioned 
Livers at Walpole give my Executors Quit Claims ot the Remainders of those Lands, that they 
may afterwards live like Christians in Peace. 

I :; I do appoint my Brother Elliott Vaughan & M' John Campbell afores'' Executors 
and my Sister Jane Vaughan and Martha Campbell afores"* Executrixes of this my last Will & 
Testament, to whom if there be any Residue of my Estate I give the Same. And in consid- 
eration of the Premisses have hereunto Set my Hand and Seal tjiis twenty-third day of March 
Anno Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Forty four &c 

W. Vaughan I , ) 
Vseal/ 

Signed Sealed & published 

in presence ot 

Jos: Calef 

John Wheelwright jun"* 

Nath"- Wheelwright. 



The foregoing Will was probated 20 Oct. 1747. Jane Vaughan z Mch 1746 declined 
the trust of Executrix, but on 5 June 1747, she as Jane Noble, petitions to be and is restored 
by the Probate Court in Boston. Inventory returned 5 April 1848, at ;^6o98 : i i : o, old 
tenor by Alex' Nikels, John Ballnatyen and William McClellan, appraisers. 



Inventory of Goods belonging to Capt" William Vaughan Deceased &c 

To a Deed bought from Mess" Temple and Parfeal Nelson & J^, s. d 

likewise from Adam Winthrop contain 500 acres . . 2000 o o 

To another Tract of Land bought from Solomon Hughes . 300 o o 

To a Tract of Land sold by John Brown to S"" Vaughan . 1000 o o 

To the Tract of Land bought from Taylor . . , i 500 o o 

Next comes in two other large claims which comprehend all 

that we have valued before therefore we think it not proper to 

value them again. 
To another Tract of Land on the Knsterlv Sir^e of Madomok 

containing 1000. acres . . . . . 100 o o 



APPENDIX VII 



493 



Also another Tract of Land on the West side of Madomok con- 
tain another looo acres ...... 

To another Parcel! of Land at Winneganeo &r 2 Becon Marsh 

To another parcell of Land on the easterly side of Damariscotty 
River, adjoining to the Gut, as you go to Pemaquid . 

The aboves'' Lands is within the Bounds of Hegans Deed but 
not having valued them, we have valued there two along with 
the rest 

To two other parcells of Land called the Islands of Montinicos 



To one Yoke ot 0,\en . 

To an old Black Mair 24 vears old . 

To another young Mair 4 years old 

Also another Mair 

To a horse about 3 years old 

To an old Desk 

To 2 old Guns & an old Blunderbuss 

To I Bush' & half of White Beans . 

To 1 p' old Smiths Bellows 

An old Anvil & Rudder Iron . 

One Sledge & a hand Hammer 

To five Mill Picks, & z Boxen Chizels 

To a Stone Hammer 

To a Crank & three stirrups and one gudgeon 

To one Gudgeon & 4 Iron Crows 

To 3 Cranks & l broken Crank 

To 2 old reg- Wheel Irons 

To 1 6 Fathom of old Rope 

To 3 mill Stirrups 

To a large Block with large Lignum Vitae Sheves well strapp' 

To a great many Hooks & Rings weighing 60 pounds 

To Sundry old Irons weighing 68 lbs. 

To 1 Bar of Iron fit to make a Saw 

To 10 Mill Dogs broken & whole 

To 1 whole Chain & several pieces of good Chains 

To 2 Tanners Knives & 7 old Cart Boxes 

To Sundry old pieces of Iron and 4 Iron Clasps 

To a large Ring & Staple for a Yoke 

To 5 old Sythes and a p' of old Steelyards 

To 3 new Saws ^ 48 . 

To 7 old Saws & 2 jron Pots a Coulter & Plough Shear 

To 2 large loging Chains & also a little Ring with 2 Hook 



100 00 
too o o 



100 o o 



100 00 



^^5300 





50 





6 





30 





30 





30 





3 





'5 






8 10 
3 o 
3 o 



45 



5 





23 





5 





18 





3 


8 


4 


1 2 


'4 





22 





5 


3 


4 


10 


2 


8 



62 



494 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



To 6 large Draft Chains .... 

To 3 Hay Forks & z piece i Spanish Bar jron 

To an old large Mill Rope with a ring to it 

To the Rag Wheel Irons of the lower Mill & z Stirrups 

To lo Gudgeon ..... 

To the Gristmill jrons Forty Pounds 



The above is a true Inventory of" the Estate of Capt. William 
Vaughn Dec"* all that we could find according to y'= best of our 
ludgment as Witness our Hands 

Another Ox that W. Nichols got .... . 

And an old Ox at the Mills his hide came to . . . 



36 





9 


15 


5 


15 


.^2 





10 





40 






/6056 



/35 



42 10 



Dameriscotty ) 

April 5, 1748 I 



old Tenor £ 6098 I I o 
Alex" Nikels 

loHN BaLLNATVEN 

William M'Clellan 



York ss. 

At a Court ot" Probate held at York, July 4, 174S. 

Elliot X'aughan Esq' appeared & made oath that the several articles mentioned in the 
within Inventory are all the Estate he knoxxs of belonging to the said Deci and that it any 
thing more hereafter appear he will give it into the Registers oHice. 

|er Moui.ton Judge 
Recorded from the original. 

P' Simon Frost Reg' 



As recorded in \'olume 7— Pages 181, and 182 — of Probate Records, York County, 



Maine. 



|ul\' 4 — 1748 — at a Count Court held at York.) 



APPENDIX VIII 

An Account of the General Court Martial held at Exeter, N. H., November 
I, JjS6, and of which Captain Thomas Shannon, of Dover, N. H., was 
the junior member. 

[See page 76.] 

Portsmouth, N. H., 

March 19, 1884. 
Col. R. C. Shannon, 

New "^'ork City. 
My dear Colonel : 

While examining an old volume of the N. H. Gazette, I found two items 
referring to your great-grandfather, Capt. Thomas Shannon, transcripts of which I 
enclose. 

One of them, that relating to the Court Martial, is worthy of preser\ ation with 
your family papers. 

This Court was convened by reason of an important e\ent in our State history. 
The particulars can be found on page 138, 2d series, of the Rambles.* 

The order convening the Court Martial is the only evidence that I have as yet 
been able to discover to establish the fact that \our great-grandfather held a military 
commission. 

It is also valuable as showing the good opinion which Col. Sullivan must have 
formed of the abilities of your ancestor to have detailed him for a judicial service in 
a trial of military officers who had been accused of treason. 

His associates were almost all distinguished officers in the armies of the Revo- 
lution, and some of them afterwards prominent in the civil history of New Hampshire. 

The composition of the Court shows him to have been the youngest in com- 
mission, and of course his opinion was the first to be rendered at the finding. And 
with so high rank above him, he must have been placed in a rather delicate position, 
for the evidence was not all on one side, as appears by the result. 

Yours truly, 

Geo. E. Hodgdon. 



' Vide pp. 497-499 for the extract from Brewster's ** Rambles about Portsmouth " referred to by Mr. Hodgdon. 

R. C. S. 



496 rilK SHANNON F^'AMH^Y 

(Jc-iicnil Onicrs {(ivcn M Durhain ihc 27tli ihiy cil' Scplcmlu-r, 178^), ;iiul in ilic 1 iili \ciir 
ot tlic Aincriciin liulfpciuli-iuo. 

Col. Benjamin Sidnr of ihe 201I1 Regiment, Major fames Coeliran of the lith Regiment, 
C'apt. lames Coeliran olihe iilh kcj^iment, 1,1. Asa Robinson of the same regiment, Capt. 
John McKiMM .i;ul i.t. Thomas McChiry, hoih of (he 8th Regiment, and Capt. Ela Dow, Lt. 
Cloiigli ami [''.nsigii 'I'homas Colton, all ol the Jih Regiment, will consider themselves in arrest 
for stirring up and exciting the citizens ot this State to levy war against the same, and lo over- 
itirn the Constitution and government thereof, and fiir .liding, abetting and assisting a lumiber 
of insurgents in the most daring, audacious manner to insult the legislative authority of the State, 
and with an armed force to surround the house where the two branches of the Legislature were 
assembled, and to imprison tlicm ami menace them with death, if (hey refused to comply with 
such terms as the insurgents thought proper to ol^er. 

The above officers are to desist from an\ further c.mnn.iikl in ilicir respective corps until 
discliarged by Court Martial. 

A Cjeneral Court-Manial whereof CJeneral Cilley is president will sit in Exeter, on Tues- 
da\' the 1st of November next, for the trial of those officers and such others as may be under 
arrest at that time. 

The following ofiicers are appointed members and reipiested to attend the trial al ten 
o'clock in the forenoon ot said da\': 

Col Amos Cogswell 1 ,1 Col I'.hlip't (iiddings 

Col Moses Leavitt I.t Col Jonathan Crane 

Col James Hill Lt Col Wm Brewster 

Col John Colef Li Col Joseph March 

Col Michael McClary Major Jonathan Cass* 

I.t Col j.unes Ilackett Capt George Hart 

Capt Thomas Shannon 
Col lonathan Rawson is appointed Judge Advocate and is re(iuested to attend the Court 

Martial. 

|oHN Sum. IVAN, 

Captain CJeneral. 



Findings of' the Court Martial and the result of the trial, i.ikcn from Col. C. K. Chand- 
lers' Military History of New Hampshire. 

Major James Cochran and Lt Asa Robinson of' the iith Regiment, C.ipt. McKean and 
Lt Thomas McClary of the 8th Regiment, Capt Ela Dow, Lt Clough and Ensign Colton of 
the 7th, and Lt Wcarc of the 1st Regiment of Light Horse, were sentenced to be cashiered and 
incapable of holding any military office; I,t Brown of the 1st Regiment of' Light Horse was 
sentenced to be reprimanded, and Col Benjamin Stone was acquitted. 

* IWajor Jonath.in Cass W.-1S tlic fatfiLT of Hon. Lewis Cass, fiir many yt'ars a United S^.lte8 Senator, and in 
1848 a presidentiaf candidate. — R. C. S. 



APPKNDIX VIII 497 

Major Cutliran and Lt Wcarc were recomnicndcd by the Coun to be restored to their 
command. 

The finding of the Court Martial was approved by the Legislature, except as to Lieutenants 
Brown and Weare. 

President Sullivan by Proclamation disapproved of the sentence of Lieuts McClary and 
Weare ; that part of the sentence of the others, as to their future disqualification for office ; 
reprimanded Ouartermaster Brown and released the officers from arrest. 



^n Account of the Insurrection in New Hampshire, in September, /j86, taken 
from Brewster s "Rambles about Portsmouth." {Vide pp. ijS-J^2, 
Second Series.) 

This incident in our State history, although its actual locality was a few miles from Ports- 
mouth, yet from the deep interest it excited here at the time, and the terrors ot the mob at the 
bare idea that " Hackett's Artillery " from Portsmouth was marching upon them, is entitled to a 
place among the Rambles. 

In the beginning of the year 1785, the complaints of the unhappy people, who had con- 
tracted debts during the lime of the too great plenty of money, induced the Legislature to pass 
an act, making every species of property a tender at an appraised value. It was soon however 
found from experience, that this answered no other purpose but to prevent a demand on the 
part of the creditors and a neglect on the part of the debtors, to dbcharge their just debts. The 
scarcity of money still remained a complaint ; for so far as goods and real property were substi- 
tuted as a medium in commerce, so far specie, of course, ceased to circulate ; and credit being 
thus injured, the money holders turned their keys on that cash which might otherwise have been 
loaned to the needy. 

In August a convention of committees from about thirty towns assembled, and agreed upon 
and preferred to the General Court a long petition, setting forth their grievances on account of 
the scarcity of money, and praying for an emission of paper bills of credit, in which there is no 
single trace of an idea of redemption, or any one attempt to give the currency a foundation ; 
but the whole seems predicated on a supposition that the General Court by 1 mere act of legis- 
lation by words and ligns could impress an intrinsic value on paper ; which is as fully absurd z% 
it would be to suppose that the Legislature had the power oi Midas, and could, from a single 
touch, turn stones and sticks into gold. Their great object was, however, to have this paper a 
tender for all debts and taxes, and no plan is hinted by which the people are to get their money 
out of the treasury ; but it rather seems that they expected the General Court to apportion it 
among the people at large. 

The Legislature formed a plan for the emission of fifty thousand pounds, to be let out at 
four per cent, and land security redeemable at a future period, carrying interest at four per cent, 
and to be a tender in taxes for the internal support of the State, and for tees and salaries of the 
officers of the government. This plan was sent as early as the fourteenth of September, 1786, 
to the several towns, to collect their minds upon the subject. 



498 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The following interesting account ot the matter was drawn up by Judge Smith ot Exeter 
not long before his death : 

" It was at this period that the clamor for paper currency began. Many indulged the 
hope that a liberal emission of bills ot credit, and a mere order on the part of Government that 
they should be received in all cases as equal in value to specie, would operate as an immediate 
and effectual remedy for all their grievances. 

" On the morning of 20th September, we were informed that a large body ot insurgents 
were on their march to Exeter, where the Legislature was then in session ; and at three in the 
afternoon they made their appearance. I saw them as they passed down the street by the Acad- 
emy. More than a hundred were tolerably well armed ; but the rest (for they were upwards 
of two hundred in number) were mounted, and their arms consisted only of whips, cudgels, and 
such weapons as tradition has assigned to the Georgia militia. They pursued their march over 
the bridge, overturning and thrusting aside all who ventured within their reach. In a short time 
they returned, and invested the court house. Judge Livermore, who was then upon the bench, 
and the severity of whose countenance was not diminished at sight of the array, would not 
permit the business of the court to be interrupted, or allow any one to inspect the besiegers from 
the windows. In a short time, however, finding their mistake, and supposing it rather hopeless 
business to ask redress of grievances from a court of law, thev marched to the meeting house, 
where both houses of Assembly were met in conference. The meeting house, at that time, 
stood where Rev. Mr. Rowland's was afterwards erected, and the court house was just oppo- 
site. They here began to load all the muskets which had not previously been prepared, and to 
point them at the house. After spending some time in this parade, they sent in a deputation, 
to demand that the Legislature should allow an immediate issue of paper, which should be made 
a tender in all cases for debts and taxes ; and laid close siege to all the avenues to the house, 
intending to detain the members until they should see lit to grant their request. Some who 
endeavored to make their escape were driven back with insult. It had been publicly known 
some hours before, that the insurgents were on their march, and a large concourse was assembled 
to watch their motions. Some gendemen attempted to reason with them on the tolly of their 
conduct, but without effect. President Sullivan soon came to the door. He addressed them 
with perfect coolness ; expostulated with them fur some time ; assured them that their reasonable 
demands should not be neglected ; but that they might at once abandon the idea of forcing the 
government into submission ; that their array was not so formidable as to terrify an old soldier. 
It was now evening, and they still adhered resolutely to their post. 

" President Sullivan, as I said before, addressed the insurgents without effect, and there 
seemed no mode remaining of liberating the Legislature from their imprisonment but a resort to 
force, until a plan was resorted to with good success. It was now twilight. The meeting 
house was surrounded by a high fence, which intercepted the view on all sides. A drummer 
was summoned, who stood at a little distance, and beat his drum with so much vigor and effect 
as if a regular army were advancing to the rescue, and a band, rendered most formidable in 
appearance by the indistinctness of evening, marched toward the rebel forces. The surrounding 
crowd at the same time shouted for Government, and loudly expressed their apprehensions that 
the enemy would be annihilated by the vengeance of Hackett's Artillery. The insurgents, 
unable to measure the extent of their danger, needed no second invitation to decamp. Their 



APPENDIX VIII 499 

whole arrav was dissolved in a moment. They scampered through lanes, streets and fields, and 
clambered over walls and fences with a rapidity which nothing but fear could give them, and did 
not stop until they reached a place at the distance of a mile, where they considered themselves 
safe for the moment from the terrific host, whose sudden appearance had caused their flight. 
Here they endeavored to rally their broken ranks, and encamped for the night ; while the Legis- 
lature immediately declared them in a state of rebellion, and authorized the President to issue his 
orders for calling in the militia of the neighboring towns. 

" A company of volunteers was immediately enrolled under the command of Hon. Nicholas 
Gilman, afterwards a Senator in Congress from this State. They were ordered to meet at the 
President's quarters early the next morning. I went to the place appointed before daybreak ; 
and the first person I met in the streets was President Sullivan, mounted, and in full uniform. 
He told me that he was about reconnoitering the enemy, and immediately rode away. In a 
short time the militia began to pour in, and by the hour of nine, a large body was assembled. 
Among their officers was Gen. Cilley, whose bravery and conduct in the revolutionary war is 
so well remembered. Many distinguished citizens also arrived, and attached themselves to the 
company of volunteers I have just mentioned. 

"Before ten, the line was formed, and the troops commenced their march, commanded by 
the President in person. The enemy's line was formed on an eminence near the western bank 
of the river that crossed the Kingston ground. When the militia had advanced to a spot near 
the river. Gen. Cilley, at the head of a troop of horse, dashed into the enemy's ranks, which 
were instantly broken and put to flight, without firing a single gun. Many of their officers were 
taken prisoners upon the spot ; and the same night, a small detachment seized several of the 
ringleaders, and committed them to goal in Exeter, whence they were shortly after discharged 
by the Court, after a proper submission. The vigorous measures of Government, and the fear 
which they had inspired, rendered it unnecessary, as well as impolitic, to resort to severer 
punishment." 



Another Account of the Insurrection taken from Sanborn s " New Hamp- 
shire.'" {Vide pp. 2jy, 2jS.) 

The people of New Hampshire were generally left poor by the war, and taxation pressed 
hard upon all classes. The long surfeit of fiat money had accustomed the unthinking, particu- 
larly those who had engaged in speculation, to the delusion that paper money, with laws against 
the speedy collection of debts, would relieve their embarrassments. In New Hampshire, then, 
as afterwards in Massachusetts, the poor were encouraged by some former leaders to take up 
arms in support of the demand for stay-laws and unsound financial measures. Although the 
New Hampshire Constitution of 1783 had given general satisfaction, and there was no such 
uneasiness about the framework of government as in Pennsylvania and some other States, the 
movement against lawyers, courts, and money-lenders, in the older counties of Rockingham and 
Strafford, became threatening in the summer of 1786, — headed, it is alleged, by General 



500 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Nathaniel Peahodv of Atkinson, who had been in Congress, and by General Moulton of Hamp- 
ton, — men claiming to be wealthy, but now heavily burdened with debt. Finally, on the 19th 
of September, a body of armed men, headed by officers in the Revolution, came marching down 
from Londonderry, Pembroke, and other towns north of Exeter, to present petitions, backed by 
force, in favor of issuing paper money in amount equal to the large state debt, and making this 
paper a legal tender, with other measures of the sort. They reached Exeter towards evening 
of the 20th, surrounded the large church where the legislature was in session, and sought to 
overawe the members and the president, who happened to be General Sullivan. Whatever his 
defects, Sullivan was not to be frightened or coerced ; he parleyed with the insurgents, but only 
long enough to place himself at liberty, and summon his forces. That night, under special 
authority from the two Houses, he issued orders for all the militia officers accessible to report at 
Exeter the next morning, with their commands under arms. The orders were carried over the 
county by night, and the next morning there had rallied at Exeter a force between fifteen hun- 
dred and two thousand in number, well armed, and commanded by officers who had led them 
to battle against England. Major-General Cilley, from the hills of Nottingham, took command 
under President Sullivan, and a considerable number of volunteers, under Nicholas Gilman, put 
themselves at Cilley's orders, among them William Plumer of Epping and the irascible Benjamin 
Adams of Newington. By noon on the 21st, the insurgents were driven off, their leaders cap- 
tured without bloodshed, and the revolt was at an end. It required a campaign of months in 
Massachusetts to do what Sullivan, Cilley, the Gilmans, and Plumer, afterward senator in Con- 
gress and Governor, accomplished in twenty-four hours. 



APPENDIX IX 

Some correspondence and memoranda regarding the family of Major Ebenezer 
Tebbets, together with a brief sketch of his Civil and Military 
career during the Revolution, drawn chiefly from McDuffee's " His- 
tory of Rochester, N. H.," and pint's '■^Historical Memoranda of 
Ancient Dover, N. //." 

[See page 157.] 

The Portland, 
Mr. C. W. Tebbets, Washington, D. C, April 4, 1902. 

P. O. Box 1006, 

Portsmouth, N. H. 
Dear Sir : — 

A letter from Mr. Otis G. Hammond of the State Library at Concord, N. H., 
informs me that you are compiling a genealogy of your family, and that by address- 
ing you I may possibly learn more about the record of Major Ebenezer Tebbets 
than I have yet been able to obtain. 

Some years ago George Hodgdon, Esq., of your city, wrote me the enclosed 
letter about the career of Major Tebbets, but I have not yet been able to obtain 
the paper he refers to as embodying the results of his investigation. His daughter, 
however, has it still in her possession and has promised to send it to me. 

I have lately obtained a most interesting memento of one of your family, — 
Charles Tebbets, son of Major Ebenezer Tebbets. It is a large, old-fashioned 
wallet with his name and the year 1810 in large gilt letters and figures on the side, 
and still in excellent state of preservation. 

In the wallet are a number of pri\ate family papers, and an original letter 
giving an account of Mr. Tebbet's death at New York City in 1822, and the place 
of his burial. 

Mr. Tebbets was the uncle of my father, who was named after him, Charles 
Tebbets Shannon, — which will explain my personal interest in the matter. My 
uncle Samuel Tebbets Shannon was also named after one of your family. My 
grandmother Mary Tebbets and her two younger sisters lie side by side in our 
family burial ground at Saco, Me. 

George Hodgdon, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H., before his death in 1891, had 
prepared a compilation of " One Branch of the Shannon Family " that will be 
published sometime in the near future, — and I should be very glad to insert what 



502 THK SHANNON FAMILY 

\(>u h.ui- pii'p.ircd tor pulilication ahiuit Major IcMu'ts wlu-ii i omini-iuiiiii, upon 
tlu" family of my liraiulmotlu-i' ; tor it was c-\ iiit'nt tlu- Major was a man ot' unusual 
importance during that sloriiu' l\i'\ ohiliouarN period. . . . . . 

Moping soon to lu'ar troni muj in n-ph , I am, 

W-ry trul\' yours, 

R. t\ Shannon. 



Portsmouth, N. 11., Octoln-r 17, 1 8qo. 
Mv Dear folonel; 

I ha\o hi'cn engaged since oui' last inter\ icw in collceling ilala o( \our gicat- 
grandlatlu'r M.ijor I'-lu-iu'/er li-hhcts. 

■ :■■ -l. * * * :K * 

riu- result ol' m\' resi'arches 1 will t'oiward to \our address when you desire, 
and should ha\e done so now diil 1 not tear that 1 ma\ have mistaken the adilress 
whieh \()ii ga\e me. 

1 perhaps ma\- ha\ e extended mv research he\'ond what \()u intended, hut 
could not a\oid the temptation to report his career in lull tVom the ample materials 
which 1 disco\ercd. 

l-'rom the \ear 1773 to i 7SJ, inclusi\e, he was the leading citizen ot" Roch- 
ester. During the latter year he removed to Dover, N. 11., where he died March 
H), 1804, aged 56 years. His widow Rebecca died there October ^1, iSio, 
aged bz. 

His ci\il career 1 think will be t'ulK as interesting to \-ou as his militar\ ser- 
\ ices during the Revolution; and 1 h.n e therefore made up the record to enable 
\ou to understand that \'our ancestor was no ordinary person in his day. 
Hoping to hear from \ on soon, 1 am, 

^'ours \ ery truh, 

Cji:c)kca-; K. Hudcdhn. 
To Col. Rkiiard Ci' ris Shannon, 

New ^'ork City. 



Portsmouth, N. II., June 22, 1902. 
Coi.. R. C Shannon. 

Dear Sir : I ha\e just returniii I'rom a long absence tVom home. Your 
letter came to me in Boston just as I was going away. Maj. Tebbets records 
were all here in Portsmouth or I should have answered before. I am very glad 
to get in correspondence with you. As to Maj. Ebene/.er Tebbets, of Rochester 
and Dover, N. H., I cannot give a complete record of him, for I do not have full 
data of his family. 



AFl^ENDIX IX 



503 



Major Kbcnc/.er Tcbbcts was born in Rochester, N. H., September 24th, 
1747, and died March 19, 1804, probably in Dover, for he was living there at 
that date. He was the son of Edward and Mary ( ) Tebbets, of 

Rochester ; grandson of Henry and Joyce (Otis) Tebbets, of Dover, great-grand- 
son of Jeremiah and Mary (Conway) Tebbets, of Dover; and great-great-grand- 
son of Henry and Elizabeth Tebbets, of Dover, N. H., who were the emigrants. 

Major Ebenezer Tebbets married in Needham, Mass., February 17 or 27 (I 
have both dates), 1777, Rebecca, daughter of Nathaniel and Mary ( ) 

P'isher, of Needham. I do not have her birth date ; she died October 31, 1810, 
aged 60 years. 

The children of Major Ebenezer and Rebecca (Fisher) Tebbets were : 

1. Mary, bapt. January 18, 1778 ; m. in 1801, Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon. 

2. Samuel, bapt. January 16, 1780 ; d. April 6, 1810. He was a graduate of 

Harvard University. Do you know whether he was married .' 

3. Rebecca, bapt. January 6, 1782 ; d. unmarried, in Needham, Mass., April 21, 

181 2, aged 30 years. 

4. Susanna, b. in Dover, January 10, 1784 ; m. William Coffin, of Saco, Me. Am 

I correct in this marriage .' 
;. Charles, b. in Dover, March 17, 1786. (Was he a twin, and did he marry I) 

6. A child, d. December 3, 1790. (I had thought this child was Charles until I 

received your letter. Please send me what you know about Charles, date 
of death, etc., etc. ) 

7. Abigail, bapt. August 24, 1788. (1 do not know date of her death or whether 

she married. Please send me.^ 

8. Caroline, bapt. April 27, 1794. (If you have her record please send it. I 

know nothing more about her. ) 

Possibly there were other children, but I have nc\er found any one who knew 
the names of the children. 

His record in the Revolution, I suppose y<JU have. 

He removed from Rochester to Dover in 1783, where he resided until his 
death. He was buried at Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover; and "his wife and son, 
Samuel, were afterwards buried near him. 

I have not written up his record yet. He was quite prominent in political 
matters ; was Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of Rochester for several years 
before removing to Dover. 

Before you write anything for publication about him I will look over StrafFord 
County Deeds and get location of his property, so as to locate his residence in 
Rochester and Dover ; I will also look up his military record better, for I do not 
think it is all given in the published copy of New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls. 

As I wish to get a full record of Major Ebenezer Tebbets and his family, I 



504 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



would like for you to send me copy of what data you ha\'e pertaining to him and 
his family. 

Please excuse mv delay in answering your letter. 

Hoping to hear from you soon, I am, 

Respectfully yours, 

C. W. Tebbets. 



Brockport, N. Y., October 7, 1902. 
Mr. C. W. Tebbets, 

P. O. Box 1006, 

Portsmouth, N. H. 
Dear Sir : — 

Replying to your favor of June 22nd, I beg to say that while recently visiting 
Portsmouth I tried in vain to see you, — the man I did find, ha\ ing the same initials 
as yourself, proving to be an entirely different person. 

I wanted to converse with you about Major Tebbets' Revolutionary record, 
and show you the famous old wallet that I have, which was the property of Charles 
Tebbets, the son of Major Ebenezer Tebbets. In that wallet was a record of the 
old Major's family, in the handwriting of his son Charles, and which record I have 
no doubt is accurate as to names and dates. Enclosed find a copy. It will enable 
you to correct your own record and supply a number of omissions. 

Very truly yours, 

R. C. Shannon. 



Copy of paper found in the old wallet of Charles Tebbets. 

Record of Births, Marriages and Deaths of Ebenezer Tebbets Family. 

New Style. 
Ebenezer Tebbets, b. in Rochester, N. H., October 10, 1747. N. S. 
Rebecca Fisher, b. in Needham, Mass., October 31, 1750. " 

E. T. and R. F. were married at Needham, February 27, 1777. " 



Mary. 


b. 


at 


Rochester, 


N. 


H. 


, January iz. 


778. 


Samuel, 


b. 




" 






December 27, 


779- 


Rebecca, 


b. 




" 






January 4, 


782. 


Susanna, 


b. 




Dover, 






January l 0, 


784. 


Charles, 


b. 




" 






March 18, 


786. 


Abigail, 


b. 




" 






July 12, 


788. 



APPENDIX IX 505 

Ebenezer, b. at Dover, November 3, 1790. 

Moses, b. " February 16, 1792. 

Caroline, b. " March 26, •794- 

Ebenezer died at Dover, December 30, 1790, aged ly^ mos. Hooping cough. 

Mary and Richard Cutts Shannon were married at Dover, August 9, 1801. 

Ebenezer Tebbets died at Dover, March 19, 1804, aged 56 years. Sick about I year ; 
dropsy and consumption. 

Abigail died at Saco, Me., August 29, 1805, aged 17 yrs. Sick about 6 mos ; consump- 
tion. 

Susanna and William Coffin were married at Dover, November 13, 1808. 

Samuel died at Dover, April 6, 1810, aged 30 years. Sick about 4 mos ; consumption. 

Mrs. Rebecca Tebbetts died at Dover, October 31, 1810, aged 60 years. 

Rebecca died at Needham, April 21, 18 12, aged 30 years. Sick about 6 mos; con- 
sumption. 

Caroline died at Saco, Me., April 19, I 81 3, aged 19 years. Sick about 5 mos ; con- 
sumption. 

Mary Shannon died at Saco, August II, 1 821, aged 43. Sick about 6 weeks; inflama- 
tion at the brain, palpitation of the heart, etc., etc. 



Letter announcing the death of Charles Tebbets, in May, 1822. 

New York, June i, 1822. 

Mr. y. W^ILLETT, 

Dear Sir : — 

An event in Providence has made it our painful dutv to address you. 
Mr. Charles Tebbets arrived in this citv on Wednesday eve. He was recom- 
mended to Mrs. Ballads, in Broadway, where he put up. He informed us that he 
was able to sit up most of the day when in Philadelphia. Unfortunately he 
attempted (and succeeded) in traveling from that city here in one day. His exer- 
tions and fatigue far exceeded his strength, and he was nearly exhausted on his 
arrival. He informed us on Thursday of his arrival, and we immediately saw him. 
He was in hopes to regain his strength so far as to be able to reach Boston ; but 
every exertion was fruitless to administer restoratives, and he expired yesterday 
(Friday) morning at ^ past 8 o'clock without a struggle. We have concluded to 
pay the last tribute of respect to our departed relative this afternoon at 14 past 5 
o'clock. His remains will be deposited in a vault in St. Paul's church-yard. 

Although the event is truly painful, yet we feel that we have reason to be 
thankful that he was where his friends could be with him in his last moments and 
see that nothing which could render him comfort was neglected to be done for him. 
The lady with whom he stop'd was very kind and attentive. 



5o6 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

We could have wished that his life had been continued until Mrs. Tebbets 

could have reached here and been with him ; but that hand which does all things 

well did not see wise to permit it, and we are bound to acquiess, remembering that 

the developments of Providence will issue in the most perfect satisfaction and praise. 

We will write again soon, and remain, 

Very respectfully yours, 

Calvin W. & P^isher Howe. 



An Account of Samuel Tebbets taken from Bell's " Bench and Barf p. ^Sj. 

Son of Major Ebenezer Tebbets ; born, Dover, 1780 ; 
Harvard College, 1799 ; admitted to bar, 1802 ; 
practiced, Dover ; died there, April 6, I 8 10. 

Mr. Tebbets entered the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1794, and there remained 
until he went to college. He studied law in Strafford County, and practiced in 
Dover until his death, — a period of only eight years. The most that we of this 
generation knew of him comes from a few lines in one of Henry Mellen's poems, 
" The Old Bachelors of Dover," which ran as follows : — 

" just entered the list we behold Brother Tebbets, 
Courteous and neat as a newly made glove. 
In manner and sentiments still he exhibits 
A genius for learning the lessons ot love." 

Mr. Tebbets, however, never married, and died a victim of that insidious dis- 
ease of Northern climes, — consumption. 



APPENDIX IX 



507 



In examining the records of the town of Rochester, N. H., we find that there 
was nothing hesitating or doubtful about the action of its inhabitants during the 
Revolutionary period ; — and among them all no one seems to have been more zeal- 
ous or eager then Ebenezer Tebbets in identifying himself with the popular cause. 

At a town meeting of the inhabitants held as early as January 24, 1774, 
Resolutions of a most patriotic character were adopted. The following record is 
taken from a copy of the New Hampshire Cjazette of February 4, 1774, found in 
the office of the Secretary of State at Concord : 



PROVINCE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Rochester Resolves. 

In consequence of the General Uneasiness in the opulent Towns on the Continent of 
North America, and a Letter from the Committee of Correspondence, led us in these bve Parts 
to consider seriously the cause of it ; and we find Taxation without Representation (which as 
Lord Cambden well observes is inseparable) is the Cause of it. We consider our Constitution, 
that our Fore-Fathers at last to prevent hard Usage, left their Native Land, to enjoy that 
Liberty which they judged as freeborn Englishmen, they were entitled to. They then arrived 
on this then hostile Shore, which was a howling Wilderness, which was never purchased nor 
conquered at the Cost of Great-Britain, where they had to struggle with the Prospect of Famine, 
cold Season, besides combating an artful vindictive Enemy, and almost all other Difficulties that 
human Nature could surmount. When those Troubles were a litde over, and the Sunshine of 
Prosperity began to arise, all hard Thoughts of the Mother Countrv's Behaviour vanished, and 
they surrender' d Jurisdiction and Sovereignty to the Crown of Great- Britain on Charters, with as 
strong Assurance as crowned Heads could give, that said Charters should be inviolably observed 
on both Sides ; which Conditions were inserted in said Charters, bv which we were to choose 
our own Representatives; to make and ordain Laws for the Regulation of said Colonies ; raising 
Monies, and the like, not repugnant to the Laws of Great-Britain. We have always cheerfully 
accepted the King's Governor, and he has a negative Vote in our Assemblies, as the King has 
in Parliament ; and Men or Money have been requested for upholding Government, it was 
readily granted, and raised where the Subjects could bear it best. Therefore, after all this, for 
the Parliament of Great-Britain to take such a Step over all Charters, and the most solemn 
Assurances, as to tax when and as they please, to raise a Revenue to support a Number of 
Hungry Placemen, of what Denomination soever, that distress peaceable Subjects, and are a 
Pest to Society, that after all the Struggle in recovering the same, answers no other end but to 
alienate the Minds of the King's most dutiful Subjects from him, and run the Nation in Debt 
on a Ballance. Oh! when will the Eyes of Administration be opened : we think our Behaviour 
has merited a more generous Treatment. 



5o8 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Therefore in Consideration of the above unhappy Situation of our American Brethren in 
general. At a legal Town Meeting of the Qualified Voters of the Town of Rochester, assem- 
bled at the Meeting House in said Town, on Monday the 24th of this Instant January, A. D. 
1774, to consider on the alarming circumstances of this once free country. 

1 . John Plummer, Esq : chosen Moderator of said Meeting. 

2. Voted unanimously that it is our deliberate Opinion that we are freeborn, and loyal 
Subjects of the Crown of Great-Britain, and as such depend on Protection, and not Slavery. 

3. That the present King GEORGE the Third is our lawful Sovereign ; and the Heirs 
of his Body, in the Protestant Line are so to remain ; and as such promise to pay him all lawful 
obedience, agreeable to our happy Constitution, and that we will so render Tribute to him as 
his Due. 

4. That as such fi-eeborn Subjects, we will to our utmost be on our Watch that no artful 
designing Men of any Rank soever. May deprive us of our Privileges by creeping in at unawares, 
to undermine us of this Jewel Liberty, by setting up their Placemen to pray and sport with the 
same. 

9. Voted that the Hon. John Plummer, John McDuffee, Ebenezer Tebbets, Esqrs ; and 
Daniel Wingate, be a Committee to correspond with their Brethren Committees, in the neigh- 
boring Towns or any Three of them. 

6. Voted that a Copy of this be sent to the Committee of Correspondence at Portsmouth, 
assuring them that our Hearts are Knit with theirs in the noble Cause of Freedom. And the 
meeting Dissolved. 

John Plumer, Moderator. 
A true Copy, trom the Original Vote of the Meeting. 

Attest, JosiAH Main, Town Clerk. 

The most important action taken at this " Town Meeting " of the inhabi- 
tants of Rochester was the election of a " Committee of Correspondence," con- 
sisting of four members, one of whom was Ebenezer Tebbets, who appears after- 
wards to have served as Clerk of the Committee. 

The work of this Committee was of great importance at that critical period, 
often involving very heavy responsibilities ; and the following year, after hostilities 
had actually begun, became so great that the number of its members was increased 
from four to thirteen. 

Early in the war similar Committees were appointed in most of the principal 
towns of New Hampshire. Nearly every town had some residents who were not 
in sympathy with the colonists in the impending struggle. These Committees were 
of special service by their vigilance and activity in discovering and reporting those 
suspected of toryism. They carried on an extensive correspondence with other 
Committees so as to secure a general concert of action, exercised large discretionary 
powers, and did not hesitate to act independentlv and boldly when the good of the 
cause would be imperiled by delay.* 

* Vide McDutfee's "Hist, of Rochester, N. H.," Vol. I., pp. 52-54. 



APPENDIX IX 509 

Ebenezer Tebbets was also chosen a delegate from Rochester to the Second 
Provincial Convention held in Exeter during January, 1775. 

At this time Portsmouth, the capital of the colony, was liable to be attacked by 
British armed vessels at any moment. Alarms had been frequently sent out to 
adjoining towns ; and, indeed, the first act of armed hostility in the Revolution had 
already occurred at Portsmouth.* 

The necessity, therefore, of having the Colony prepared against any sudden 
attack of the enemy could not be overlooked. The Continental Congress had given 
directions for raising companies of minute-men, — so called because they were to be 
ready to march at a minute's warning, — and out of the twelve regiments of militia 
in New Hampshire, four regiments of minute-men were to be organized. Men 
were most urgently entreated to engage in this service, and, that they might be 
encouraged to do so, it was promised that the companies should be relieved every 
four months, so that the duty might be divided as equally as possible among the 
whole body of militia. f 

October 18, 1775, instructions were issued to officers of militia, selectmen of 
towns, and town committees of safety, to use their utmost endeavors to raise their 
quotas of minute-men. P'ive days later came the startling report that a British 
fleet was about to attack Portsmouth. 

Washington, suspecting such a design, dispatched General Sullivan to take 
command of the militia and defend the harbor. The call for men was promptly 
responded to by the towns, and Rochester furnished a company, which marched to 
Portsmouth under command of Capt. David Place, and served from four to six 
weeks on Seavey's Island. Ebenezer Tebbets was the ist Lieutenant of this 
Company. tf 

When the expected fleet failed to arrive, the excitement subsided and attention 
was turned to the siege of Boston, where Captain Place's minute-men found their 
next service. J 

On November 15, 1775, the Provincial Congress \oted Lieutenant Tebbets 
to be Second Major of Colonel Evan's regiment of militia. 

The fifth Exeter Provincial Congress, elected late in 1775, after the departure 
of Governor Wentworth, was convened December 21st. It still called New 
Hampshire a " Colony," and provided a form of gorvernment substantially like 
that before existing, omitting the royal Governor and Council. The Com- 



* Vide McDuffee's " Hist, of Rochester, N. H.," Vol. I., p. 57. 
t Idem, p. 58. 

tt Vide New Hampshire Revolutionary Rolls for '* return " of Capt. David Place's company, on Seavey's 
Island, dated November 5, 1775. 

I Vide McDutfee's '* Hist, of Rochester, N. H.," Vol. I., p. 59. 



510 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

mittee of Safety, already existing, now became, under this new Constitution, the 
Council, or were chosen from it to act during the interval of legislative sessions.* 

This new Constitution was adopted January 5, 1776, and three weeks later, 
January 26th, the House of Representatives appointed Major Tebbets a Justice of 
the Peace. The following day, January 27, 1776, the Council appointed him one 
of the Coroners of Strafford County. 

Although the revolutionary spirit had been increasing in the Colonies for 
years, yet the prayer of good men still continued to be " for reconciliation with the 
parent State upon terms constitutional and honorable to both parties." On the 
fourth of fuly, 1776, this hope was abandoned, and thenceforth the war was for 
independence. 

The first danger to which the new cause was exposed arose from the influence 
of the Tories, a numerous and powerful party, from whom more was to be feared 
than from open, armed enemies. Congress, therefore, recommended that measures 
be taken " immed'uiteh to disarm all persons who were notoriotish disaffected to the 
American cause, or should refuse to associate to defend by Arms the Colonies 
against the British." 

The New Hampshire Committee of Safety sent at once to the several towns 
printed forms prepared as follows : t 

CoLONV OF New Hampshire. 

In Committee of Safetv, April 12, 1776. 
To the Selectmen of Rochester : 

In order to c.irry the underwritten resolve of the Honorable Continental Congress 
into execution, you are requested to desire all males above twenty-one years of age 
(lunatics, idiots, and negroes excepted), to sign to the Declaration on this paper ; 
and when so done, to make return hereof, together with the name or names of all who 
shall refuse to sign the same, to the General Assembly or Committee of Safety of 
this Colony. 

M. Weare, Chairman. 

"In Congress, March 14, 1776. 
"Resolved, That it be recommended to the several Assemblies, Conventions, and 
Councils or Committees of Safety of the United Colonies hnmediately to cause all per- 
sons to be disarmed, within their respective Colonies, who are notorioush disaffected to 
the cause of America, or who have not associated to defend by Arms the United Colo- 
nies against the hostile attempts of the British fleet and armies. 
( Copy ) Extract from the minutes. 

Charles Thompson, Sect'y." 

* Vide Sanborn's *' New Hampshire, " pp. 216, 217. 
t Vide McDuffee's " Hist, of Rochester, N. H.," p. 60. 



APPENDIX IX 511 

In consequence of the resolution of the Honorable Continental Congress, and 
to sliow our determination in joining with our American brethren in defending the 
lives, liberties, and properties of the United Colonies, 

We, the subscribers do hereby solemnly engage and promise that we will to the 
utmost of our power, at the risk of our lives and fortunes, with arms, oppose the hostile 
proceedings of the British fleets and armies, against the United American Colonies.* 
The Selectmen of Rochester, to whom these printed forms were addressed, do 
not seem to have attended to the matter, but the Committee of Correspondence 
took charge of it ; and as Ebenezer Tebbets was Clerk of that Committee, it was 
his duty to prepare the papers and make " Return " of the same, as directed, either 
to the " General Assembly or Committee of Safety of the Colony of New Hamp- 
shire." The date of the "Return" is October 15, 1776, showing that six 
months elapsed before all the signatures had been obtained. 

From the copy of the " Return," attested by him as Clerk of the Committee, 
it appears that 1 98 persons signed the agreement, 22 refused to sign it, and 22 per- 
sons of the Society of Friends also declined to sign it for conscientious scruples. 
Ebenezer Tebbets' name appears first in the list of those who signed this agree- 
ment or " Association Test," as it is generally called. 

After the surrender of Burgoyne in 1777 all danger of an invasion from Canada 
was at an end, and the militia of New Hampshire were no more summoned to repel 
the invader at their very door. And yet in the summer of 1778, an expedition was 
raised, commanded by General Sullivan, to co-operate with the French to expel the 
British from Rhode Island. t The co-operation, however, was not effected, the 
French fleet being driven to sea by a violent storm. J 

* Vide iWcDufTee's "Hist, of Rochester, N. H.," Vol. I., pp. 60, 61. 

t Newport was still held by tlie British for the reason, as already shown, that it was the most convenient harbor 
on the coast after Halifax, It would be a great event for the patriots to take it. The New England militia were col- 
lected to the number of about 7500. Washington sent 1 500, and the 4000 French troops on the Heet made a 
force of 13,000. The plan was for the Americans Eo land on the east side of the island, the French on the west, 
and intervene between the town of Newport and the garrison on Butts Hill on the northern part of the island. 

General Pigot, who, with Howe, had led the charge at Bunker Hill, commanded at Newport, and, seeing the 
design of the Americans, he withdrew his force from Butts Hill and concentrated in the town. Sullivan, in com- 
mand of the Americans, immediately took possession of Butts Hill, but the French could do nothing against the town, 
and the next day Admiral Howe was sighted with a tfeet of British war-vessels. 

Estaing immediately sailed out to meet him, and Admiral Howe nearly had a battle. For two days the fleets 
manteuvred for the weather-gage, when a terrific storm, amounting almost to a tornado, arose, scattering both the 
fleets over the ocean, and when it had ceased each sought refuge to refit. 

Estaing returned to Newport, abandoned the attack, and, taking the four thousand French troops on board, went 
to Boston to repair his vessels. Many of the New England militia disbanded in disgust, and it looked as if France, 
whatever she might do in absorbing England's attention elsewhere, would not be able to give much active assistance to 
the patriot army. Pigot attacked Sullivan on Butts Hill and was repulsed with severe loss. But the next day Sullivan 
had to abandon his position and retreat to the main-land, for Clinton was hurrying from New York with five thousand 
men. (Fisher's "True History of the American Revolution," pp. 377, 378.) 

jVide McDufTce's "Hist, of Rochester, N. H.," Vol. I., pp. 68, 69. 



SI/ rill'; SHANNON I'Amii,^' 

III lliis cNiudiiKiM iM.ijiii TcMicis liidk |);iil, ;is ii|>|)c;iis (khii his |i(liliiiii in ilic 
Suilc l,i-j;isl;iliiic I iiiuciicil .11 Dovci in |iiiic, 171)/, in wliic li |)<lilioii lie sl:il(s " I li.il 
on llif iiinlh il.i\ 111 AiiiMisl 177S he in.in luii .is iMajni nl llic k((;iin(iil llun uikUt 
liu- ( iiiiiiii.iiul 111 ('ill. .Sl(|)ln-n I'lvniis willi llic csiKililidn lunncd ;ip,;iiiisl llic i-iicmy 
;il Rlliitic Isl.iiiil ill. II li\ .III allci :u l:ill}j('liU'lll ii|i<iii llicii ;iiri\';il lie \\':is ^ilincNcd In 
llic Ki-jMniciil llun ( <iiniii.iii(l('(l l>\' t'ul. Winj^alc i\'liiic In- snvcil iinlil liu- cii^lKli 
il;i\ 111 Sr|)tiMiil)i-i' lullou'iii};." 

liv this assif^Miiu-nl in duly wilh :i icj^inicnl nilici ilrin llir unc in u iiuii In- IkiiI 
hccn clcilcil l)\ vnlf 111' llic I'ldviiu i.il ('iiiii;rcss in Nn\cinlu-|, 177S, it sci-nis tli:il 
M.ijni I clilicls " w.is nnl iii.kIc II |i ill llic |).iv lull nl ciilici l\Cf_Mincnl liir wmj^cs, Ii;i\ cl 
(II rcl. lined i.ilinns," .iiid so li:id iicvci ictcivcd .in\ ciiiii|)ciisatinii Ini Ins scr\'ucs ; — • 
;iiiil, ;is 11 w'.is '-' iinicisniKililc liiiil he slimild Inse ill ihe C'nininiin cause nl his 
(.'niiiili\ ihc cinnliniicnls nllicis rccciMil Ini siinil.n sci \ ices," sn he iinw pelil iniied 
ill. It he iini'lil "icicivc ( iiiii|)cns,iliiiii ihcictni in such iii.iiinci " as llic I .Cf^isl.iliirc 
111 its wisdnin "• iii.i\ si-c meet." 

The Inllnwinj; .iccniint Im Ins services was aiiiK-\cd lo ihc |)clilinii lelcned In: 

177H. (Jiivcniimiii \ I'ciipli- 111 New ll,iiii|v>lilic 

111 I'.lH-iir/n- 'IVI.Ih-i. D' 
'I'll my Sc|•vicc^ in llic Rlmdc Isl.nid 
l''.\|icdilioii liniii All);' II''' I 77H 
111 .Sep' in"' as M.ljiir ill t'ol" 

i''.\iiiis Rc(', ill y.'ii; I" iiiiiiiiii y, I "i o o 

'I'd iiiv ir.ivcl i()o miles .1 .|*' ? 1; o 

'I'll mv rcl. lined r.iliiins - . 3 O O 

y.'zi 5 o 

I'.i nils I'.M e|iled 

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ii|iiiii I he {x'lilinii : 

•• \iiud ih.il ihc IVlitii.n (il M.ij' l'',lH-iir/.ei 'relihels I.e iclened m jnlin 'r.iyliH 
(/ilni.in .iiul N.illi.iiiicl Rii|;eis l''.si|uiics, llie (.'omniillee ii|>|iiiiiiled In scllle .icciuilils 
lielweeii llie sl.ilc .iiul I iuli\idu.ils \c .iiul ih.il ihey repml lliereiiii."-l= 



■* A .lili(!i-nl ins|.,Mi„n ol ll.i- 1 lmi«- J.iiim.ll »ul.MS|m-MI In lliis pi-liii.l l.lil'i I., slii.wtli.it tin- Cuininitti- 
hli- .mv iTi.iiii. K. C. .S, 



APPENDIX IX 513 

Ebenezer Tebbets was repeatedly chosen Selectman of the town of Rochester, 
and the records show that he served in that office during the years 1773, 1774, 
'777. 1778, 1781, and 1783. 

The following memoranda regarding members of the Tebbets family are taken 
from the church records of Rochester ; 

1 741. Sept. 13. "Abigail wife of Benj" Tebbets Entered into Cov' & was then Bap- 
tized. Baptized also her children Benjamin, Daniel, Ebenezer & Abigail 
Tebbets." 
" Mary, daughter of Ebenezer Tebbets, was baptized Jan. 18, 1778." 
"Rebecca, daughter of Ebenezer Tebbets, was baptized Jan. 6, 1782." 

The following extract is taken trom Dr. Quint's " Historical Memoranda of 
Ancient Dover, N. H.: " 

"The Old Freeman house, still standing, was the Tebbets house, and earlier the Calef 
house. Col. James Calef is said to have built this house, and it has been standing for a time 
whereof the memory of man runneth not to the contrary. Major Ebenezer Tebbets lived in it 
after Calef; and came here from Rochester ; he had a son Samuel and a daughter who married 
a Shannon, and others." (p. 104.) 

" Very nearly on the corner Central and First street was Capt. Shannon's Tavern ; it 
faced to the East. Capt. Thomas Shannon, the host, came from Portsmouth, where he was 
born. ..... He married z8 Feb., 1 771, Lillias Watson, and had 

several children, among whom was Dr. Richard Cutts Shannon, who married Pollv Tebbets, 
daughter of Major Ebenezer, and went to Saco." (p. 110.) 



AlM'ENniX X 

Letter of Mr. Uod-i^don giving account of Mrs. Libbey s last visit to 
Portsmouth, N. H. 

[See page 236.] 

l^drtsiiKiuth, October 7, 1S84. 
Mv dear Colonel : — 

"S'our relative and our mutual friend, Mrs. l/ibbe\', left my house this morning 
for her home among the mountains. 

She has been my guest for several days, and I can assure you that everything 
has been done by my family and myself to render her visit one of pleasure to her. 

It seems that the account which you ga\e the old lady when we were in 
Moultonboro of the discoveries recently made by us so much excited her that she 
resolved, notwithstanding her advanced age and infirmities, to look once more before 
she died upon the graves of her ancestors ; — she had not been in Portsmouth since 
1822, when a girl of 13 years. Of course I took her to all of the places of interest. 

To each of the cemeteries, — ^the Vaughan Tomb, and the ancient tablet at 
Mr. Philbrooks' marble works. He was at the time engaged in renovating the old 
stone, and his men were dressing the huge block of granite which was to form the 
" die " of the monument. 

We went to Newcastle ; to the spot where once stooil the house of Capt. 
Henry i^rescott, and in which Richard L'utts Shannon died. Mrs. Libbe)' had been 
in it in 1822, one \'ear after the decease of her great-uncle. Nothing remains of 
the house but the cellar, which was pointed out to us by an aged citizen. 

From Newcastle we visited the mansion of (jov. Henning Wentworth at 
J>ittle Harbour, near Newcastle. An account of this building and the ancient 
relics which it contains will be found in the Rambles and also in Harper's Monthly 
of 1874. Here we saw the portraits of many persons of distinction during the 
colonial period ; among them, that of Richard VValdron, for many years the 
Secretary of the Province (died 1753); he was the first cousin of Cutts Shannon. 

Also the portrait of Capt. Thomas Westbrooke Waldron, an officer at the 
coniiuest of Louisburg, and the son of Secretary Waldron, above named. 

'^'our great-grandfather, Capt. Thomas Shannon, was the Administrator of the 
Estate of Capt. T. W. Waldron. 

There were many other pictures of note, and also most interesting relics, — 
notably a piano used by (jov. Henning's wife. Large sums of money have been 
offered for many of these memorials of the past, but the present owner will not part 
with them. 



APPENDIX X 



5J5 



I carried the old lady to the Shannon homestead at (jravcHv Ridge, where 
now dwell some of the descendants of Nathaniel, brother of C'utts. 

My daughter went with her to my aunt's residence, who was an aci|iiaintance 
in her girlhood days. 

The visit was very pleasing to her, and we parted at the depot at lo a. m. 
to-day. 

I do not think mv large array of documents, which I exhibited to her to prove 
the m\th of the Seaborn tradition, had the slightest weight with her. 

* * * :|: * * * 



To 

Col. R. Cutts Shannon, 

New York City. 



Yours truly, 

Gko. E. Hod(;ik)n. 



Al'FENDIX XI 

The Stanwood Family. 
[See page 270.] 

Jane Randell Stanwood was born at Kastport, Maine, April 1, 1811, the 
daughter of Ebenezer Stanwood and Jane Randell Cleaves ; — and in tracing her 
line of descent from the earliest of her ancestors in New England, we quote freely 
from Bolton's " History of the Stanwood Family in America," one of the best 
written of recent genealogies. 

Philip SiLiinwood seems to be the only settler of the name who came to the Colonies and 
left descendants. The first mention of him in the town records ot Gloucester, Massachusetts, 
is under the year 1652, and that refers to the birth of his second son John. His wife was 
called Jane, but her maiden name has not yet been learned. Only one more glimpse do we 
have of this earliest Stanwood in the Gloucester records. In " 1666 4"' mo Philip Stanwood 
is allowed as the eldest Seargent of the foot company at Gloucester," showing that he possessed 
warlike proclivities that were inherited by his sons and grandsons, who nearly all saw fighting 
in their day, a few of whom gained some rank in the army. 

Philip Stanwood lived about 20 years in Gloucester, where he died August 7, 1672, 
leaving a family of four sons and five daughters. 

Children of Philip and Jane : 

1 . Philip. 

2. John, b. " last of last mo 1652." 

3. Mary, b. 1654.? died, unmarried, March 3, 1674. 

4. Jane, b. " 14th of second mo. 1655;" m. April 2, 1672/3, Timothy Somes, of 

Gloucester ; d. October 30, 1696, in Gloucester. 
Children : 

i. Timothy, b. 1673. 
ii. lane, b. 1674. 
Hi. Ealles, b. 1677. 
iv. Joseph, b. 1679. 
V. William, b. 1681. 
vi. Ruth, b. 1684. 
vii. Ichabod, b. 1687. 
viii. Nathaniel, b. 1695. 
ix. Mercy, b. 1696 ; d. 1696. 
X. Patience, b. 1696 ; d. 1697. 

5. " Samwell," b. " 5th of ffirst mo. 1657 or 8." 

6. Jonathan, b. March 29, 1661. 



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517 



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Naome, b. April 26, 1664; m. October 26, 1681, to William Sargent, Jr., of 
Gloucester; d. March 13, 1702. 
Children : 

i. Mary, b. 1682. 
ii. Abigail, b. 1683. 
iii. Elizabeth, b. 1685. 
iv. Naomi, b. 1688 ; d. 1706. 
V. Ruth, b. 1690. 
vi. Charles, b. 1694 ; d. 1695. 
vii. Dorothy, b. 1696. 
viii. Charity, b. 1698. 
ix. William, b. 1699 
Ruth, b. March 10, 1667 

1686, by Captain Gearish of Boston." 
Hannah, b. " l6th of 7 mo. 1670." 



d. 1699. 

" John Hammons and Ruth Stainwood m. July 7, 



Samuel, third son of Philip and Jane, was born in Gloucester, March 5, 1658. \^'hen 
only seventeen years old he went to war with the Indians, as his two elder brothers did. On 
February 29, 167;, he is among the soldiers credited to Major Walderne, and served under 
the Major personally. Before August, 1676, he had come under the command of Captain 
lonathan Poole. 

In 1686, on November 16, he was married to Hannah Pressee, of Amesbury, by the 
Rev. Mr. Thomas Wells, the minister of that place, — this marriage being the first on the 
records of Amesbury. After five children had been born to this couple in Gloucester, they 
removed to Amesbury, sometime between 1695 and 1698. The facts of Samuel's life that 
are recorded are fewer in number than those of his older brothers. He died in 1726, aged 
sixty-eight, having had a family of 13 children, 12 of whom survived him. 
Children of Samuel and Hannah : 

Hannah, b. September 20, 1687. 

Samuel, b. April 30, 1689. 

William, b. December 2, 1690 ; mariner. 

, b. March 19, 1693. 



Ebenezer, b. July 20, 1695. 

Mary, b. May 18, 1698 ; m. April 16, 1724, John Barnard or Barnet. 

Jane, b. May 18, 1698 ; d. June 5, 1698. 

8. John, b. August 22, 1700. 

9. Judah (Judith), b. December 11, 1702; m. April 27, 1725, |oshua Brown. 
Hannah (Annej, b. December 29, 1704 ; m. January 21, 1722, Jacob Bagley. 
Philip, b. July 15, 1707. 

Rachel, b. May 22, 1711 ; m. November 22, 1733, James Anderton, Jr. 
Joseph. 

" Ebenezer Standwood," as he himself wrote his name, (fifth child of Samuel and 
Hannah) founder of the Brunswick, Maine, branch of the family, was born in Gloucester, 



SiH I UK I.IIANNON KA,V1I),Y 

July zo, lfi'j<i. Ilia luri-iiit tiav)nf{ riiovcti lo Aiiicnhiiry »ooii alter Ilia Mrili, lii» lioyliooil w.it 
|>;iki)cil ill i|i;ii town, III 1717, lit* li<'){»ii Ilia wuiiiliTiii({a low^nl M;iiii<T, iiml na c;irly :i« May 
I itli Ii.kI rcu< linl Yurk, 

II in Hiiiil lli;ic ill 1717 lie owiicti himl at llic weal ciii| i>i Hiuiuwii k, Iml llic (//riicriilly 
iuicjiicil o|)iiioii tcciiia 10 1)1? lliul lie Weill iherc in I7iv>><'i<l wna |iroiiiiiiciii nil ill rough liia 
life ill ilie xftiiira of ilie li«wii, In 1723/4, lie vviia :i aoldier in lite liiili;iii wan; acrvcd uii<lcr 
C';i|)liiiii John (iilei, and Wiia ttglioncd iit i'orl (ieorge, He ke|il up liia roiineiiion with llie 
uriiiy, and from 17-17 <o 174^ '""''^ ''"■ f^"'' "' "''•'K'''"" '" '-'"(•lain David IJuiiniii)/'« (oin|)any, 
I'roiii 1753 III t/S7 '"■ ^'■"' '" l'a|i(aiii John (Ji-iihcira (OMi|)aiiy, and in 176/ li'- i» r'liirncd 
aa licuieiiHni. 

In 173/ Ik* waa drpiily atii-iid, ali'l in r//)4 and 174^ arrvrd aa adi-i linan of I he 
lovvii. 

On M.iy lij, 17431, I'.licne/er moved 10 ihe end o( ihc "Twelve Rod Roail," on ilu- 
shoiii, o( Mai|uoii Hay, wlifie he lioiixhl two liuiulred and six acrea of land fi»r /,}o, 

I'.i-aidra JirinjA all a( live (iiizeii, l',bciiey,cr Slaiiwood wan an inlluenliiil nieinlicr nl ilie 
>liiii>li. Ilia name onuraiii ilic liai of' mciiiliera of the liral cliurch in liriinawick. 

He married aoinelinie lielore 1719, June, whoae maiden name and |ilarc of liirili are alill 
iindiai ovcred, All hiailiildren were liorii in lirunawiik, where he died July ii, 1772, and 
waa liiiried in the old lemeiery, on the road lo Maijuoil, near the aitc of llie firat iiicriiii)/ hoiiae. 
Ilia loinlialone and llial of liia wife alill aland aide by aide in the deep graaa, 

'I'liia am ieni < emelery ia a i)uicl |)la(c, nej^lerled and overgrown, and ilie old "twelve 
toil load " lo Maijuiiil, dee|> in aaitd, paaaea liy ila gale, Alioul a ihird of ilic gravcaionea in 
iliis I i-iiicirry liear lite iiaiiiea of l'/lien«'/,er Sianwood'a kin. 

Children of l',l)ene/er aii<l Jane ; 

I, Sainuej, I), November 6, 17M;. 
I. David, ll. Aiif{iial il, I 7ZI. 

3, Jane, b, Hepteml.rr 3, l/J..\ ; d. |.iiiii,iry ij, '/■{■'■■ 

4, Siiaanna, b, April 17, 17/y ; in, 1747, Jolin Kcrcl, ol 'I'opaliani, 
ij, William, b. Apiil I /, I ■//.■/. 

(1, 'I'honi.ia, I., Jiiii'- 1^, I 7 )" i d, Jiiii'- 1^, 1752, 
7, l',b<n'-/ir, b. 175/ ; il, Aii(/ual ^, 171?. 

Samuel Sianvvooij, eldeai aon of l',beney,er and Jane, wan born "in Hriinawiik," 
November (>, 171';, adonling 10 the (ilouceaier town reiorda. Ilia name firal appeara in lite 
Hrnnawiik reionla when he waa about aixtecii yeara old, in 173?, aa a pniiioncr, tor the im or 
potation of the town, I'rotn thin lime hin iiatiie io iiwi (i<i|iifriily in lljc losvii ii.i.nl:; ol 
Uiiinnvii k. 

In l'/4//H he w,ia in ( '.iphiin D.wi.l Diiiiiiinj.;''' 'oijip.Miy, ionl lioiii Aii^mi^.i 14 lo .Sep 
leinber 14, I 7 ij I , in Captain John ( ieii heH'n 1 onipany, eiij/agcd in »< mil iinil giiaril duly. In 
January anil I'ebrnary, I7<;?, he waa an eiiaign in C'aplain Dunning'a roinpany, wliii li " pro 
(i-rdeil on three iiiat'cliea. " 

III 174H, he waa an oilf/iii.i! piupiirim ,,i |(.iipnwi-ll. Ii m piob,ible ih,ti he ni.inied 
Ilia firat wile, Ji-ati (l,ilh«ow; Mrl-'ai l.iihl, 10011 ,illr-i l/.\/., .ind ni,idi- Ilia iriid.-iirr on 
MeriioneaK Nei k, 'I'liia alierward bee aiii<- p.ni ol llironvnol ll.upnuill. 



AI')'hNI>IX M 519 

.SiiiiMK-l SiiiiiW'Joil li.ir| a vari'-il <arccr, uml lii-lil iiKiiiy oflii i-:i. Iij 1750 In- luil .1 idiii- 
iiiiiiaioii Iroiii Lord Louiloii, as ( liajilaiii al ilic nirge ni i^nMniry,. lie iiiiiai liav li'^cii a man 
of a rcligioun iiirii ol iiiiiul, for lie waa ilea< 1*11 ol ilie I'irtt Chun li in liruimwuk, »n ilie 
Ma<|uoil Roatl, (or very many years. Mis oicupaiion, anidc (i-oii) ilie work of' liis religious ami 
dvil oflitcs, was tliai of a reiailer ; anil liia liusincss inusi have heeii a |)ros|ieroiis one, fi>r in 
I7?H he in recorded as (lie rithesl man in llie wcsl end of llic lown, iieing assesscil al /( 51, 

Siiinuej Stanwood's pulilir < areer wan ion^ and useful. Me was a seleclman (or many 
ycarii, from 1752 10 17?';, from 1761 10 17^7, and in 177Z, 177,?, 1774. '77''. i777. mid 
I7tjz, III 1755, lie and 'I'lioniat Scollield addressed a memorial 10 (governor Shirley peiiiion- 
iii); for a xrani o( money lo rejjair the (ori al Brunswick and lo keej) ii in order. In ihai year, 
March ylh, he was appoinled lo serve on (he C'ommiilee o( Safely, and Ajiril ?7lh, on ihe 
Coininiilee of C'orreapoiidem e and Su()|)li<'s. In I 770 he served as rcpresenliiiiv to ili'- |jio- 
vincial Ixrgislalure from Marpswell, 

III 1776 lie was reappoinicd upon the Commiiiee of C'orrea|)oiideii(e, Inspedioii, and 
Safely ; and on May Z7lh oC thai year he was made a commissi/xier 10 llie (<ciieral Court from 
Krunswiik. The next year he was appointed 10 serve on a coinmittee lo disburse /,lo (or 
supplying the familiei of the soldiers from iSrunnwick in the Continenul Army, In Auguil, 
1779, Samuel and William Stanwood were lioili on a comniiiiee " 10 Set prices on the ariiclei 
in the 'I'ljwii, And carry the resolution into elt'eci," The coiiimiiiee was lo establish a Stal« 
price-current, and adopt measures lo prevent monopoly, extortion, and uiilair dealing. In 
November, another lommitiee was appoinied "to scse ihc rcsoluiion jiui into ed'ecl," and 
Deacon Samuel Stanwood again served. Mis last public action reci;i'ded, except ihai ol select- 
man in 17K2, was in 17H1, when he was on a commiiiee ui prepare a petition to the (>eiierat 
Court " Concerning our present Circumstances and i;ur inability o( paying Spc-<ie," 

Deacon Samuel Stanwood had lots 24 and 29 in To|ishani graiilecl icj him in 17.4^, 
Me als'j had land on Merrymeeiing Bay, lots ]l and 32, In 1770, Samuel was described as 
an inhabitant of Mcriconeag Neck, which is ouuidc the township of' Brunswick. In that 
same year " Dcac-on Samuel Stanwood's hcnise which c;ccupicd the ground where Mrs. Joseph 
McKecn's house icjw stands was burnt," In the " Misi/;ry ol Brunswick " it is said that 
"the residence of Mrs. Jc^seph McKeen cm Mc Keen Street was built in 1776 c<r sociii after 
by Samuel Stanwc^od, who occupied ii until 1H04, when he scjid it lo President McKeen." 
Dcac'c^n StanwcMid died in 17'j'i, so thai it niusi liav<Hi>-<-n hii son Samuel who sold il lo 
President McKccn. 

Deacon StaiiwcwAl's first wife clied on the tweniy-srccjiid of February, (776, and August 
twentieth cjf the same year he married Mary Woodside. 

The Deacon and his two wives lie near logeihcr in ilii- i/id buiying ground by the site of 
the first church. The stc^ncs are all legible. 

Children of' Samuel and Jean ; 

1. Abigail ('(), b. 1 74- ; m. February 4, 1761, William Stevens, in Nc;rih Var- 

inouih. 

2. Williani, b. Septemlier 12, 1 744. 
■\. Samuel, b. December z6, I 74'*. 
4, Kbcne'/.er, b. June 7, I 74'y. 



520 . THE SHANNON FAMILY 

5. Susanna, b. February 25, 1752 ; m. January 13, 1769, Samuel Dunlap. 

6. Jean, b. fuly 26, 1757 ; ni. perhaps January 8, 1774, Captain William Dunning. 

7. Eleanor, b. July 20, 1758 ; m. March 25, 1 776, William Rogers (b. October 

II, 1743), ot Georgetown. He died January 19, 1791. 
Child : 

i. Peggy Miller, b. February 26, 1778 ; m. Robert Rogers Kendall, May 
25, 1797, and had issue. 

8. Robert, b. April 12, 1760. 

9. John, b. November 30, 1763. 

Samuel, the second son of Samuel and Jean, was born on Mericoneag Neck, North 
Yarmouth, Maine, December 26, I 746. He married Ann, (b. 1755), the sister of Anthonv 
Chase. He seems not to have taken as much interest in either the religious or public life of 
Brunswick as his father, though his name appears among the list of members of the same church, 
and during the years 1779 and 1782 he served on the Committee of Correspondence, Inspec- 
tion, and Safety. 

He lived in what is now the McKeen house on McKeen Street, Brunswick, probably 
from about the time ot his marriage until 1804, when he sold it to President McKeen ot 
Bowdoin College. 

" In 1792, while living in this house, Samuel Stanwood had a saw-mill at Maquoit at 
which he worked during the day, carrying his dinner with him. One day, desiring to accom- 
plish all he could and not feeling very hungry, he did not stop to eat the dinner which he had 
brought with him, but took it back with him when he started for home at night. When 
he reached Mere Brook a wolf came out of the thicket, looked at him for a moment, then went 
back and uttered his hideous yells, which soon brought four or five others of his species to the 
scene. Stanwood, finding he was pursued, threw out a handful of meat, and while the wolves 
were fighting over it he hastened forward, soon, however, to be overtaken by the animals, to 
whom he again threw fragments of food. This operation was repeated until, when nearly to 
his home, the last fragment ot food was gone and the wolves were in hot pursuit of him. He 
screamed to his wife to open the door. Fortunately she heard him and flung open the door, 
just in time to secure his escape from the wild beasts at his heels." 

In the old burying-ground far down the road to Maquoit, stand the gravestones of 
Samuel Stanwood and his wife Ann. He died December 16, 1828, at the age of 82. She 
died September 20, 1822, at the age ot 67. 

As to the children of Samuel and Ann Stanwood, Bolton's " History of the Stan- 
wood Family" makes different statements. At p. 109 we read that they had five 
children, while on pp. 1 1 o-i 1 1 the names of seven are given. It is more than probable 
that both statements are incorrect; — for Dr. John M. Haley, who married Mary 
McFarland Stanwood, the eldest daughter of Ebenezer Stanwood, stated positively 
in a letter written in 1872, in reply to a special inquiry regarding the Stanwood 
family,* that Samuel had " four sons and seven daughters," the second son being 

* Vide pp. 523-524, for extract from his letter. 



APPENDIX XI 521 

Ebenezer, who married Jane Cleaves, eldest daughter of Harrison Cleaves, of 
Harpswell, Me., and had three daughters named, respectively, Mary McFarland, 
Jane Randell, and Abigail Cleaves. 

Many of the statements in that letter of Dr. Haley were confirmed by his wife 
in 1886, when she gave a fuller and more detailed account of her parents and their 
life experiences.* Her sister, Mrs. Abigail Cleaves (Stanwood) Bird, in a letter 
written in 1871, likewise confirmed, in large part, those statements, adding some 
additional facts, f 

Furthermore, according to a statement of Gen. S. H. Manning, it is clear that 
an error has been made (vide p. 1 10 of Bolton's History) in giving the first name of 
his grandmother as Mary. The Lewiston town record of the marriage of his 
parents, — which gives the names of his grandparents as well, — shows that his 
grandmother's name was Nancy and not Mary. 

Writing under date of January 28, 1901, General Manning says: 

"I found an old town record of my father's marriage in 1820 (I did not suppose 
it was in existence). It gave the names of his father and mother, Charles and Nancy; — 
so my grandmother was Nancy instead of Mary." 

Under date of February 2, 1 90 1, he further writes : 

" I have a cousin, Mrs. Joanna Dunning, the only living child of Adam Lemont 
and Mary (Manning) Lemont (my father's sister). She says her oldest sister, who 
died young, was named Nancy tor grandmother Manning. She is positive our grand- 
mother was named Nancv." 

In regard to Ebenezer Stanwood he writes from Lewiston, under date of |an- 
uary 28, 1901 ; 

" I have been able to clear up the two points you desired. Ebenezer Stanwood, 
ot Brunswick, died in Lewiston, April 9, 1828, aged 47, and was probably buried in 
the old cemetery here, if they did not take his remains to Brunswick for burial in the 
old cemetery way down on the road to Maquoit, where our great-grandfather, Samuel, 
was buried, and many others of the Stanwood family." 

" My sister, older than I, remembers hearing mother tell about Uncle Eben 
Stanwood." 

* M= * * * * 

Writing again under date of P'ebruary 2, 1901, the Cieneral further says: 

" 1 got the date from a Mr. Elder, who is about ready to publish a history of the 
first settlers ot Lewiston, and is a recognized authority on anything ancient hereabouts. 



*Vide pp. 525-526, for statement of Mrs. Haley. 
f Vide pp. 526-527, for letter of Mrs. Bird. 



522 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

" Mv sister Jane, as 1 have already written you, remembers liearing mother tell 
about Uncle Eben from this circumstance : As a baby she cried all the time, and Uncle 
Eben told mother : ' It I had such a squalling young one, I should go down to the 
river, cut a hole in the ice and chuck her under.' " 

Writing from Lewiston, May 13, 1901, General Manning further says : 

" Since I last wrote concerning the Stan wood Ancestors I have seen Dr. Garcelon, 
one of our oldest citizens. He remembers Ebenezer Stan wood very well when he 
lived with my father. So 1 think we can consider it as settled beyond any question 
that there was an Ebenezer Stan wood and Nancy Stan wood " 

Assuming, then, that these several statements of Dr. Haley, his wife, her 
sister Abigail, and General Manning to be correct, the list of the children of Samuel 
and Ann Stanwood, given at pp. 1 10— 1 1 1 in Bolton's History, might be amended so 
as to read as follows ; — though there would still be two more children to be 
accounted for to complete Dr. Haley's number of" four sons and seven daughters:" 

1. Samuel. 

2. Ebenezer, b. 1781 ; m. Jane Cleaves, eldest daughter ot Harrison Cleaves, of 

Harpswell, Me., and had three daughters. With his brother William he took 
part in the War of 1812, and died at Lewiston, Me., April 9, 1828, aged 47. 
His widow married, 2nd, Mr. Woodbury, and had four children : Samuel, 
William, Susan and Robert. 

Mrs. Woodbury died in 1859, at the home ot her daughter, Mrs. lane 
R. Shannon, and is buried in the cemetery at Saco, Me. 

The following were the three daughters of Ebenezer Stanwood and fane 
Cleaves : 
i. Mary McFarland, b. March 25, 1805 ; m. Dr. ]ohn M. Halev, and 
had the tollowing children : 

1 . Charles. 

2. Frances. 

3. Sophronia. 

Mrs. Haley died in 1887 at San Francisco, Cal., where the 
family resided for many years, 
ii. |ane Randell, b. April 1, 181 1 ; m. July 31, 1836, Charles Tebbets 
Shannon, of Saco, Me., and had three sons : 

1 . Charles Way. 

2. Richard Cutts. 

3. James Harrison. 

Mrs. Shannon died at Biddeford, Me., March 12, 1870, where 
the family had resided for nearly 20 years, 
iii. Abigail Cleaves b. in 1813 ; m. 1 st, Moses Barron, and 2nd, Mr. Bird. 
Mrs. Bird, who had no children bv either marriage, died at Leo- 
minster, Mass., April 9, 1899. 



APPENDIX XI 



523 



William. 

James, b. 1786, in Brunswick; m. October 5, 1 8og, Margaret Hogan ; he d. 

July 23, 1842. Margaret Stanwood died January 20, 1859. 
Margaret, died unmarried. 
Mary. 

Nancy, who married at Brunswick, Me., Charles Henry Manning, "an English- 
man, who owned and sailed his own vessel." 
They had two children : 

i. Mary, b. December 18, 1799; m. Adam Lemont, and had the t'ol- 
lowing children : 

1. Nancy. 

2. Joanna. 

3. Charles. 

4. Eliza. 

5. Mary. 



6. Harriet. 

7. Helen. 

8. John. 
Samuel, who married Susanna Hart, and had the t'ollou ing children 

Mary A. 
Louisa R. 
Emma. 
Mariah. 
Jane. 
Samuel. 
Charles H. 
Stephen H. 
Lemont A. 
Isabella. 
. Ellen. 
Cordelia. 

8. Susan, who died unmarried. 

9. Rebecca; m. March 29, 1809, Deacon Ephraim Brown. 



Extract from letter of Dr. John M. Haley {dated San Francisco, Cal., Jan- 
uary, iSj2) addressed to his nepheiv, Richard C. Shannon, then in 
Brazil. 

" You express a desire in your letter to learn something of the lineage of your ancestors. 
You have, I believe, applied to the only source from which you would have been able to derive 
much information on this subject. Your Aunt Mary, I think, is the only one living who has 
felt interest enough to preserve such information. In the limited space which a letter affords, I 



524 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

shall only be able to give vou a direct line ot descent ; and when you see your aunt you 
will be able to obtain a more satisfactory and comprehensive historv of the various 
branches. 

"Among the first settlers in Maine was a man by the name of McFarland. He was an 
Irishman by birth, and settled at a place called Maquoit, on the coast bet\veen Portland and 
Harpswell. He was reputed wealthy. He purchased a title to a large tract of land where Bruns- 
wick is now situated. The colleges now occupy a portion ot it. He married a Scotch lady 
by the name of Jane Lithgow. From this lady the name Jane descended. Capt. McFarland 
was a seafaring man, and not long after his marriage he was lost at sea, leaving a widow and one 
daughter, named Mary. In due course of time this widow McFarland married another of the 
early settlers by the name ot Ebenezer Stanwood.* They raised a large family of children, 
sons and daughters. One ot their sons, whose name was Samuel, was your great-grandfather. 
This Samuel Stanwood married an English lady, whose name was Chase. (The Stanwoods 
were ot English descent. ) To this couple were born four sons and seven daughters. Their 
second son f, whose name was Ebenezer, was your mother's father. He had a brother whose 
name was Samuel, and it was this Samuel's sons that I was inquiring after in my letter to your 
mother, — alluded to in your letter to me. They were cousins of your mother. Your great- 
grandfather settled in Brunswick. The house in which thev lived is now standing, near the 
colleges. 

" I must now go back and bring up Mary McFarland, daughter of Capt. McFarland. 
She married an English gentleman in Harpswell by the name of Paul Randell. They had a 
daughter named Jane (your great-grandmother), and from her your mother derived her name. 
Jane Randell married a man of English descent, whose name was Harrison Cleaves, Among 
their children was a daughter named Jane (your grandmother). 

" Now we must take up your grandfather again, Ebenezer Stanwood (who married Jane 
Cleaves). There were born to this couple three daughters ; named : Mary McFarland,;]; Jane 
Randell, and Abigail Cleaves, [ane married a man in Saco, Me., by the name of Charles 
Shannon (English descent). They had three sons : Charles, Richard Cutts, and James ; 
and in analyzing their blood vou will perceive that the English 
predominates, there being a slight percentage of Scotch, with a sprinkling of Irish." 



■^According to the statements made in Bolton's History (vide pp. 67 and 69) it was Samuel, and not Ebenezer, 
Stanwood who married Jane Lithgow. As Ebenezer seems to have been a frequently occurring name in the family 
record, and was the actual name of the father of the second husband of Jane Lithgow (according to the Bolton 
History), this statement of Dr. Haley may easily be a slip of the memory. — R. C. S. 

■j" The Bolton History makes two'different statements as to the number of children. At p. 109 it gives the 
number as five, — at pp. IIO-III it gives the names of seven. When we consider the fact that Ebenezer had no son 
to continue the name, as well as the peculiar circumstances attending the closing years of his life, it need not be 
wondered at that he seems to have dropped out of sight of the present living members of the family, although two 
of his brothers went to see him during his last sickness, according to the statement of Mrs. John M. Haley. — 
R. C. S. 

i Named after tlie only child of Jane Lithgow by Captain McFarland.— R. C. S. 



APPENDIX XI 525 

A statement made bv Mrs. 'John M. Haley [nee Mary McFarland Stan- 
wood) to her nephew, Richard C. Shannon, at San Francisco, Cal., 
July 7, /S86. 

"I was born on the 25th of March, 1805 (Monday), niv parents being Ebenezer 
Stanvvood and Jane Cleaves, and living at the time in Harpsvvell, Me., down on what was 
called Dog's Point, a piece of land that made out into the ocean between Pinkham's Point and 
Bailey's Point. 

"When I was about four years old my parents moved to Eastport, Me., but exactly 
where we lived in that place I cannot say. My sister Jane, however, was born there ; and I 
have the impression it was in a locality called Skooduck ; for which reason we always called 
her a ' blue nose.' 

"Afterwards the family moved back again to Harpswell, to remain, however, tor onlv a 
short time ; for we settled in Brunswick, where we lived until father went off with Uncle 
William Stanwood to take part in the War of 1812. 'Uncle Bill' had married Hannah 
Poole ; which was considered by all as a poor match for him, and I was always vexed about it. 
Anyway, he never came back. 

"At this time we lived on Middle street close up to the Meeting House (Congregational) 
in a hired house. 

" From Brunswick we went up to Lisbon and lived in grandfather Cleaves' house with 
Uncle Samuel Stanwood, and my sister Abbie was born in ' grandma's back rooin.' 

" When my father came back from the war he did not come to live with my mother 
again. He had contracted the unfortunate habit of intemperance, although in every other 
respect he was a fine man. His trade before going to the war was that of a blacksmith ; and 
he had reared a son of his sister Nancy as apprentice. The nephew's name was Samuel 
Manning ; and he had settled in Lewiston, where he pursued his trade successfully. So my 
father went there and remained with him till he died. I remember when the news came of 
his fatal sickness. Two of my uncles went to see him. I had always been a favorite of my 
father, and liked him, for he used to take me to the village store and buy things for me. So 
when my uncles asked him if he wanted to see me he ' just raised himself right up ' and asked 
if I had come, and then shortly after he died. I felt bad and cried a good deal. 

" Samuel Manning had a sister, Mary, who married Adam Lemont, w ho became, I 
believe, a rather important man in Brunswick ; but he must be dead now. 

"I have an idea that my grandfather, Samuel Stanwood, was at some time successfully 
engaged in the lumber business, but afterwards lost his money ; for Ann Chase, who married 
him, was of excellent family, and they were married at a time when his affairs seemed most 
prosperous. She w'as very cross to him w'hen he was old and deaf. She would cry out to 
him, ' Sit near !' Once I went to visit them and she shouted in his ear — ' Ebe's Mary !' and 
then he stared at me with an 'Ah !' 

' ' I understood that he once owned the house that President McKeen lived and died in ; 
and that my father was born in that house. McKeen was the first President of Bowdoin 
College. 

" I must have been about 16 years old when mv father died. 



526 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

"After my mother had married Mr. Woodhurv, and before I was 20 years old, I heard that 
there was a great dowry coming to the Lithgows, and as I was descended from Jennie Lithgow, 
through both my father and my mother, it was only natural that the matter should have been 
talked over a great deal in our family. As I heard it, there was a whole town somewhere in 
Scotland that belonged to the Lithgows, and thev came to America hunting for heirs. My 
grandfather Samuel was then quite poor and needv ; but so convinced was he that an important 
share of the estate would come to him, he would not accept an offer made to him at the time 
to part with his interest in exchange for a farm. 

" 1 also understood that there was a man living somewhere on the Kennebec who was 
named Lithgow, and very poor ; but shortly after he moved to New York and lived up on 
the Hudson, and subsequently became very rich. The neighbors blamed my father because he 
did not accept the farm. 

" My mother used to talk a great deal about it ; and the impression generally was that we 
did not get our rights in the matter. 

" My father was, I think, an enlisted man in the military service during the War of I 81 2, 
but exactly what his service was I cannot say. Mv mother made inquirv about it after his 
death and found out that a land-warrant had been issued to him, which had been sold." 



Extract from a letter written in i8yi by Mrs. Abigail Cleaves [Stanwood) 
Bird to her nephew, Richard C. Shannon, giving some account of the 

families of her father and mother. 

"You wish me to tell all I know of my father's family. It's very little I know about 
them. 1 have no recollection of my father. Your dear mother used to tell me that she remem- 
bered him very distinctly, and loved him very much. His name was Ebenezer Stanwood, of 
English descent. His father's name was Samuel. He had three sons,* Samuel, Ebenezer, and 
James, — all dead now. Uncle Samuel left four sons and two daughters. I think I never saw 
but three of them : George, and Robert, and Mary. Elizabeth, the youngest daughter, married 
a Mr. Snow, and lived in Brunswick, Maine. f Your mother visited them, with mother, once 
while vou were in college. George Stanwood is a farmer and lives in Brunswick also. Mary 
Ann lives with her sister Snow. The last I knew of Robert he was living in Lewiston, Maine. 
Uncle Samuel's two youngest sons, William and Charles, J I never saw, and know nothing of 
them, only that he left two such boys. I think my father had one sister whose name was Susan, 
who never married, — all dead now. Uncle Samuel's wife, who died a long time ago, long 



* Evidently a mistake ; for her oldest sister Mary, who was undoubtedly better informed, refers distinctly to her 
Uncle William.— R. C. S. 

f This account of Samuel's family agrees exactly with the account given in Bolton's History (vide pp. 154 and 
155).— R. C. S. 

\ In Bolton's History the name of this son is given as Samuel, and with such fullness of detail that undoubtedly 
Mrs. Bird has made a mistake in the name. — R. C. S. 



APPENDIX XI 527 

before he died, — and he has been dead a great many vears, — -was a sister* to my mother. So 
you see the two brothers married two sisters, which makes us Stanwoods double cousins. My 
father was a blacksmith by trade. I have been told that grandfather Stanwood was a very 
respectable man in his day, and that he owned the first chaise in the town of Brunswick ; — and 
a chaise one hundred years ago was considered a grand affair, you must know. So much for 
the Stanwoods. If vour mother were living she could tell more than I can about them. I 
think vour Aunt Marv ..... was born in Brunswick. I was born 

in Lisbon, about nine miles from Brunswick. 

" Mv mother was the eldest daughter of Mr. Harrison Cleaves of Harpswell, Maine, as 
it is now, but is was all Massachusetts then, you know. His native place was Beverly, I 
think." 



Mercy Cleaves and Jane Cleaves were the names of the two sisters. — R. C. S. 



APPENDIX XII 

Some account of Charles B. Greenough and hii family. 

[See page 354.] 

Charles B. Greenough, of New York City, had occupied a number of im- 
portant positions in the railway service of the country, when his attention was first 
directed to the very profitable character of street railroad enterprises in our large 
cities. A franchise for the establishment of one of these roads in the city of Rio 
de Janeiro had been granted by the Government of Brazil, but had proved a failure 
in the hands of English managers ; — and the owners of the franchise, after this 
failure, sought in vain for years to find some one who would be willing to work it, 
even upon his own terms. Through Mr. Camancho, a native of Venezuela, then 
residing in New York City, the franchise was brought to the notice of Mr. Green- 
ough, who, associated with other gentlemen of his acquaintance, agreed to purchase 
it, if, upon a visit to Rio de Janeiro and a personal investigation, matters were found 
to be as represented. 

As a result of that investigation the franchise was acquired, the Botanical 
Garden R. R. Co. was organized under the laws of the State of New York, and 
Mr. Greenough was chosen its first President. There was much opposition at first 
from certain local interests at Rio, and there were the usual protracted delays inci- 
dent to the establishment of new enterprises in South American countries. But the 
Company was finally permitted to begin its work of construction, and on the 9th 
day of October, 1868, the first part of the line was completed and opened to traffic. 

The enterprise proved a great success, and was so profitable to the founders 
that attempts were frequently made to establish a rival road, but without success. 
However, roads leading to other parts of the city were constructed, and the develop- 
ment of the suburbs was very rapid in consequence. 

Mr. Greenough having thus been the pioneer in the successful establishment 
of street railroads at the Brazilian capital, which quickly wrought so wonderful a 
change in the habits of the people, as well as greatly enhanced the value of subur- 
ban property, was always highly regarded because of the extraordinary services he 
had thus rendered to the community; and the press of Rio still frequently speaks of 
him as one of Brazil's public benefactors. 

The following references to Mr. Greenough and his enterprises are taken from 
a work entitled " Politics and Pen Pictures," by Hon. Henry W. Hilliard, who was 
the Minister of the United States to Brazil from 1879 to 1881 : 



APPENDIX XII 



529 



" There are several street-car lines in Rio, which contribute much to the comfort of the 
people of that great city. From the central part of the city the suburbs extend for miles in 
several directions, and its five hundred thousand inhabitants enjoy the increased facilities for 
travelling. Of these the Botanical Garden Railroad is by far the finest and most important. 
Through the central part of the city, beginning at the Ouvidor, its finest street, it extends 
through the aristocratic quarter, Botafogo, to the magnificent Botanical Gardens, and to the 
suburb beyond them. This great tramway, one of the finest in the world, was constructed by 
a companv organized by Mr. C. B. Greenough, of the State of New York, who possessed 
both capital and enterprise. His plan, when first submitted to the wealthy men of Rio, seemed 
to be impracticable, and he was able to enlist but few capitalists in its support. But soon after 
the completion of the road its success was such as to place its stock high in the market ; and in 
the course of a year or two it was quoted at such a rate as to make its holders unwilling to part 
with it. 




CHARLES BACKUS AND MARTHA ANN (SPAULDING) GREENOUG 



"It was a great American enterprise, and its charter obtained from the imperial govern- 
ment secured the stockholders against any trespass on their right of way. 

"Another charter for a similar road had been obtained from the government, and its pro- 
jectors from time to time seemed determined to push their line into contact with that of the 
Botanical Garden Railroad. I was frequently appealed to in behalf of those who held this 
great American property to intervene for its protection ; and I never failed to do so successfiillv. 
The administration always vindicated the good faith of the government. 

" Mr. Greenough was an extraordinary man ; his person, manners, and intellect were all 



530 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Hnc, and his integrity was perfect. Unfortunately, the climate of Rio was not favorable to his 
health, and he said to me: * 1 must quit breathing this hot air.* Mrs. Greenough, a noble 
w-oman, of engaging manners, and full of character, cheered him, and shared all the dangers ot 
a residence at Rio with him to the last. 

** Mr. Greenough returned to the United States, leaving Colonel Shannon, in every way 
competent for the place, in charge of the road, and he conducted its affairs with great ability 
and fidelity. 

'* Mr. Greenough resided for a time in Colorado,'!^ and hoped that its fine climate would 
restore his health, but not recovering his strength, he decided to go to Europe. Accompanied 
by Mrs. Greenough, he went to Paris, and took a house in the Boulevard Haussmann, fitting it 
up in accordance with their tastes. He was for a time benefited by this agreeable residence, 
but did not recover his failing strength. Returning fi-om an evening drive he was fatigued, and, 
reclining on a sola, died suddenly and painlessly. It was the peaceful close of a noble lite." f 



* Hon. Irving Howbert, of Colorado Springs, Colo., in a letter addressed to Colonel Shannon, under date of 
March 23, 1905, thus refers to Mr. Greenough and his residence in Colorado : 

'* Mr. Charles B. Greenough came to Colorado Springs for the benefit of his healrh iiuring the latter part of 
1876 or the early part of 1877. He met here a Mr. James Knox, whom he had known in Brockport, New York. 
Mr. Knox was at that time Cashier of the First National Bank of Colorado Springs. Through Mr. Knox, Mr. 
Greenough later acquired an Interest in the First National Bank, and on April 1 1, 1877, was elected to the position 
of director and president, which position he held until his death. 

"Mr. Greenough, during the time he was in Colorado, took an active interest in the management of the bank. 
Some time during the year 1877 he became interested in organizing a bank at Lake City, in southwestern Colorado. 
* * ■?{■** * * 

" Mr. Greenough's idea in aiding in the organization of this bank was to provide a place for his son, Charles E. 
Greenough, expecting that the son would make that a lite business. 

" Mr. Charles E. Greenough came to Colorado with his father. In March, 1878, he was also elected a direc- 
tor of the First National Bank and held that position until his death in 1880. During the year 1S78 he was 
appointed to a position on the staff of Governor Pitkin, but owing to the records of the Adjutant General of that 
period being lost, neither his title or date of appointment can be given. 

" Governor Pitkin was a warm friend of both Charles B. Greenough and his son. He was elected Governor in 
1878 and again in 1880, and was at that time considered one of the foremost men of Colorado. 

■X- ***** ^v 

*' Mr. Charles B. Greenough, during his residence in Colorado, became intimately acquainted with a large number 
of our best citizens, and both he and his son had an excellent standing in the community where they were known. 
Mr. Charles B. Greenough was a very forceful man, of high character and extraordinary business ability. The 
younger Greenough was a man of the most genial disposition and a favorite wherever he was known." 

f The following letter addressed to Mr. Greenough^s mother, by the attending physician, gives an account of 
his last sickness : 

II Rue Neuve des Capucines, 

Paris, January 4, 1880. 
My Dear Madam :— 

Our mutual friend Mr. Spaulding has already conveyed to you the sad intelligence of the death of your son, 
Mr. C. B. Greenough ; and I write a line to tell you, as one of his physicians, that everything was done for him 
which the 6rst medical talent of this city could suggest j that he was most tenderly and faithfully nursed by his most 
excellent wife j and that his end was tranquil and entirely free from pain. 1 assure you that nothing was left undone 
which could by any possibility contribute to his relief, and that his death resulted from causes which are entirely 



APPENDIX XII 531 

Mr. Greenough died at Paris January 3, 1880, and when the news was cabled 
to Rio de Janeiro the offices and central station of the Company were draped in 
mourning and the newspapers vied with each other in paying earnest tribute to the 
memory of the man who had done so much for the development and progress of the 
city. 

Besides his noble wife, who had ever stood by his side to cheer him in his 
work, whether in defeat or in triumph, in sickness or in health, he left one son, 
Charles Edward Greenough, who did not long survive him, — dying in New York 
City, October 22, 1880, at the age of 27. 

The following notice of the son's death was published in one of the Brockport, 
N. Y., newspapers at the time : 

This young gendeman died at the Windsor hotel in New York citv last week 
Friday. He was born in that city September 9th, 1853, and was, therefore, a trifle 
over twenty-seven years of age. 

During his life he spent a considerable portion of his time in this village — the home 
of his grandparents, and where he attended the Collegiate Institute. His bright and 
attractive manner always made him a welcome visitor and surrounded him with many 
friends, who are now pained by the announcement of his death. His education he 
completed in Geneva, Switzerland. He did a great deal of traveling both in North 
America, South America and in Europe, having but just returned from across the ocean 
when his demise took place. At one time he was a member of the Seventh Regiment 
of New York. 

In September of last year he was married, in New York City, to Miss Frances 



beyond the reach of medical skill. When he first arrived here he was greatly prostrated, and an examination of his 
lungs revealed the existence of tuberculous disease, from which he finally died. At times he was a great sufferer, but 
he bore everything with a patience and courage which I have never seen surpassed. He was a good and true man, 
and his soul is now in the keeping of that just and merciful being who doeth " all things well." Vou ought to be 
proud of giving birth to such a son ; and I feel that it was a privilege to know and to associate with one who illus- 
trated so many excellent qualities and so high a character in all regards. 

As for his wite I never saw a woman who showed more tenderness or devotion or intelligence in the nursing of 
a sick man. She never wearied, and, when others had abandoned all hope, she struggled on and refused to relax in 
her exertions for him, even after life had fled. Her grief now is most touching ; and, for one, I feel the deepest 
sympathy for her in her great alfliction. She has made many friends here, all of whom have rallied around her in 
the hour of sorrow j and she lacks for nothing that friendship and sympathy can suggest. 

You, too, my dear Madam, have my warmest sympathy. An aflliction like this must fall most heavily upon 
one who through so many year^ has idolized an only son, — and such an one as the dear friend we all so deeply mourn. 
May God comfort you ; for he alone can. 

I am, 

Very truly & respectfully yours, 

Edward Warren, M. D. 
Mrs. Ezra Greenough, 

Brockport, New York. 



532 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Gray Dawson, who survives him.* His health, which was never robust, began to 
break down about a year and a half ago, and since that time his travels were for the 
purpose of recovering it. 





CHARLES EDWARD AND FRANCES GRAY (DAWSON) GREENOUGH. 



His funeral services were held at the hotel in New York on Saturday morning, 
being conducted by Dr. Holland ; and his remains were then sent to this village, where 
they arrived Sunday noon. Farther services were held at his mother's residence in the 
afternoon, at which Rev. C. T. Seibt officiated, and the remains were interred in the 
village cemetery. Very many of our citizens extend their deepest sympathy to the 
friends and relatives of the deceased, both here and elsewhere. 

* The following letter from Mr. John S. Dickerson, of New York, addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Grecnough, 
then in Paris, gives an interesting account of the marriage of their son, which took place at the Windsor Hotel, 
September 25, 1879. 

Mamaroneck, September 25, 1879. 
Dear Martha and Charlie : 

Emma has just said there is not a sheet of paper in the house, and I replied : No matter, I will find one of 
some sort, for Aunt Martha and Uncle Charles are to be posted up at once, and so page 239 of a blankbook serves 
the purpose. 

Well, we have been in the city to-day, and saw Charlie married at half past one o'clock at the " Windsor" 
to Miss Dawson. 

They had a large parlor on the ground Hoor on 44th street side for the guests, with a small room for the refresh- 



APPENDIX XII 



533 



As to Mr. Greenough's ancestors his mother, Mrs. Lucy C. Greenough,* 
made the following statement, in 1890, to Col. R. C. Shannon regarding her own 
parents and her descendants : 

During the Revolutionary War Jonathan Ormes was taken prisoner and confined in 
the Jersey Prison-ship. Three hundred went in and only sixty came out, he being one. 
He served also in the privateer " Hibernia," and was taken a prisoner with his ship 
into New York. He also served in the War of 1 8 1 2 as a general, — commanding 
Vermont militia troops on the Canadian frontier ; and was sued afterwards for the value 
ot certain cattle seized by him that were going to feed the British. 

Jonathan Ormes was born October 20, 1764, in Windham, Conn., and married 
Eunice Hine, born December 11, 1769, at Bethlehem, Conn. 

ment table, and rooms for the bride, clergyman, ladies and gentlemen, coats, etc., all close to it, and all very well 
arranged. 

There was quite a large quantity of flowers, a Bell over the Bride, three pieces of music, and a very good refresh- 
ment table handsomely laid with ornaments and covered with all kinds of delicacies : oysters, salads, patties, birds 
ices, creams, charlottes ; in short, a fine table and plenty of good wine. 

There were about 50 guests, or nearly so. Among them, wife and I, Mother Spaulding, Mr., Mrs. and Miss 
Blanchard, Mr. Cecil, Mrs. Wetmore and two daughters. At 1.30 I led oA' from the bride's dressing room with 
Mrs. Dawson on my arm, followed by the bride and her father, ushers and ladies in the rear, and all taking 
their places. Rev. Dr. Gallandet, in white gown, gave us the full Episcopalian service and pronounced them man 
and wite. I led up the mother and then kissed the bride for you, and myself, too, and the company followed suit. 
Then the table was thrown open and an hour spent at it ; then a little dance, and then at about 4 o'clock good bye 
to guests ; at 5 left the hotel, and at 6 left for Albany and Brockport on the " Drew," and a lovely moonlight as 
you ever saw in your life. 

God bless them both, say I. The whole affair was neatly done, and everybody enjoyed it. I did, I know, as 
many friends were present, and I had a nice long talk with Cecil, Blanchard and others. The bride looked well 
indeed, and so did the groom, — never looked better. I had seen him for several days past, and he was quite nervous, 
but to-day it was all gone, and he looked and acted manly and well. Charlie has taken passage on the White Sttr 
Steamer of October 4th, so I hope you will soon see him and his wife well and happy, and add to your happiness, too. 
Chariie promised me he would write by this steamer, but he may fail to do so. Emma invited them to spend a day 
or two with us here, which they accepted for Tuesday or Wednesday next, and we will try and have it pleasant for 
them ; and now I have told you all I think of. Emma is rired out and gone to bed. Baby 6 weeks old and thriving 
finely. We go to town in two or three weeks, to Park Avenue, as last year, I expect. I hope to hear from you, 
and with good accounts of Charles' health. I do so hope he is better. It there be anything I can do for either of 
you here, do not hesitate to call on 

Vours truly, 



P. S. You will see an account of the wedding in N. Y. Times of the 26th. 
Mr. & Mrs. Chas. Greenough. 



John S. Dicker 



*She died at the advanced age of 91, having outlived her husband and only son and grandson. In her Will 
she gave her home to St. Luke's Church, Brockport, N. Y., of which she was a member ; and made her daughter- 
in-law, Martha A. Shannon, her residuary legatee. 

Among her effects was found a neatly folded package with a paper attached bearing the following message in 
her own handwriting : 

" This towel is one I made, spun and wove 70 years ago ; and now am 90 years old ; want my great- 
grandson to have it, and a quilt that I made for his Father before he died, — pink and white, — and my bible. 
"Brockport, 15"' July, 1S91. 

Lucy Caroline Greenough." 



534 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Their daughter, Lucy Caroline Ormes, was born July 15, 1801, at Fairhaven, 
Vt., and was married to Ezra Greenough, May 29, 1823, at Westhaven, \'t. ( Mr. 
Ezra Greenough died at Brockport, N. Y., October 20, 1875.) 





EZRA AND LUCY CAROLINE (ORMES) GREENOUGH. 

Their son, Charles Backus Greenough, was born June 29, 1824, at Westhaven, 
Vt., and was married, January 15, 1852, to Martha Ann Spaulding, the daughter of 
Silas Spaulding, of Clarkson, N. Y. ( Mr. Charles B. Greenough died at Paris, France, 
January 3, 1880.) 

Their son, Charles Edward Greenough, was born September 9, 1853, '" '^^ 
City of New York, and married, September 25, 1879, Frances Gray Dawson, who 
was born September 26, 1858, the daughter of James Dawson, of Belfast, Ireland, and 
Missouri (Martin) Dawson, of Georgia. (Mr. Charles E. Greenough died in New 
York City, October 22, 1880.) 

Their son, Charles Edward Greenough, was born October 23, 1880, at the 
Windsor Hotel, New York City. 

Mrs. Frances Gray (Dawson) Thompson died August 3, 1904, in New York 
City. 

Among Mr. Greenough's private papers were recently found a number ot 
manuscripts almost exclusively in his own handwriting, purporting to be a genea- 
logical record of the Greenough family, and evidently the result of much careful 
investigation and correspondence with several of its members. 



APPENDIX XII 



535 



Mr. W. W. Greenough, of Boston, wrote him, under date of 14 September, 
I 876, as follows : 

24 West Street, 

14 Sept., 1876. 
My dear Sir : — 

I found yesterday the memoranda relative to your immediate connection, which 
though somewhat long is very incomplete. I will make a copy of the whole and send 
it to you in the course of three or four days, if you will notify me where to address it. 
There are many gaps which your uncle can fill, and with a little perseverance, the record 
may be made much more complete. There are numerous unplaced Greenoughs which 
belong to the Rowley branch. 

Yours truly, 
C. B. Gref.nouch, Esq., W. W. Greenough. 



The copy of the memoranda referred to in this letter was also found among 
Mr. Greenough's private papers, and was evidently made use of in the preparation 
of his own manuscript, of which the following is a copy: 

A. Robert Greenough came from England and had a son. 

B. Robert Greenough, b. at Rowley, Mass., 28 October, 1683 ; d. 24 December, 

1717, aged 34 years. He had a son. 

C. Robert Greenough, b. at Rowley, Mass., 21 November, i 7 1 2 ; d. at Plaistow, 

N. H., 2 September, 1767. He had a son. 

D. Richard Greenough, b. Plaistow, 9 August, 1744 ; d. Salisbur\', 17 November, 

1834, aged go. 1st wife, Elizabeth Hogg, d. 25 December, 18 10, aged 

57, by whom he had 12 children. 2nd wife, Mrs. Susan Shirley, no 

children, but she had 3 by 1st husband. 
Betsey, b. I 771 ; m. Thos. Baker, no children ; d. September, 1829. 
Charles, b. 1773 ; d. Montreal. 

Robert, b. 1775 ; d. 13 March, 1827, aged 51 or 52. 
Bracket! Leavitt, b. Z2 April, 1777 ; d. 22 August, 1857, aged 80 years, 

4 months. 

5. Hepzibah, b. 1782 ; d. 1862, aged 80. 

6. Moses, b. September, 1786 ; d. 16 December, 1828, aged 42. 

7. John, b. 18 May, 1790. 
Ednah, b. 1792 ; d. 1821, aged 28 or 29. 
Agnes, b. 1 794. 

Ezra, b. April, 1796; d. 20 October, 1875, aged 79 years and 6 months. 
Hannah, b. 1798 ; d. Castleton, 1831, aged 33. 
James, b. 4 June, I 800. 

2. Charles, m. Rhoda Thurlow, and had three following children : 

13. Daniel. (Bena, Ohio.; 

1 4. Horace. 
1 5. A daughter. 



5j() THK SHANNON FAMILY 

5. RolxTt, 111. Sur.ih l.n.kiii.111, ;uid h.ul lour tollowiiii; cliildrcii : 

16. M;iry, b. 18 May, 1800 ; m. Levi Lowell, 5 May, 1826. 

17. Susan, h. ^ lulv, 1802 ; ni. Jason Packard; d. 15 January, i860. 

iS. Bctsev, h. 14 Septenihcr, 1804 ; 111. ;nd, A. B. Russell l.cnvoll, .14 July, 1846; 
d. January, 1855. 

19. Ira, b. II .April, 180S; ni. Lucrctia Withercll ; d. November, 1837. 

20. Moses, b. Clinton, Mass., l^ March, 1810 ; m. Sarah, b. England ; and had 

five tbllowing children : 

21. H. E., female, 17 years old in 1S5?. 

22. |. M. \'. B., male, 14 vears old in i8?v 
2], M. E., tenialc, 7 years old in i8sv 

24. H. A., male, 3 years old in iS^^. 

25. A. N., tl'inale, 1 year old in i8^v 

4. Brackett Leavitt ; ni., 1st, i "99, Ruth Stevens, b. 1779; d. 16 Sep- 
tember, 1804; — m., 2d, 14 October, 1808, Abigail Cummings, 
b. 17 December, 1779; d. 16 February, 1846, 12 1/2 A. M., 
aged 67 vears; m., 3d, 24 November, l8?o, Mrs. Dorothy 
Ela Osman. 

26. Bracket 1.. jr., b. I^ January, 1800 ; m. ;;S Decciiibor, 1S21, .Amanda Fr.iry. 

27. Betsev, b. 16 September, 1S02 ; m. January, 1S17, Silas Barrows ; d. Octo- 

ber, 1S50. 

28. Maria Jane, b. 9 July, 1810; d. 28 September, 1831. 

29. Louisa Ruth, b. 20 October, 181 1; m. 23 June, 1833, \\"m. S. Ela ; d. 3 

December, 1868. 

30. .Abigail, b. 30 November, 1813 ; d. 14 December, 1813. 
;i. Solomon C, b. 1 September, 1815 ; d. 22 September, 1815. 

32. Marianne .A.,b. 18 .April, 1818; m. 21 March, 1838, John Corser ; d. .April, 

185-. 
3?. Norman Cummings, b. 24 February, 1820 ; d. Newbpt. 11 .August, 1866. 

26. Brackett L. Jr., m. .Amanda Frary. 

34. Lyman, b. Lebanon ; m. Frances C. Morse, 20 .August, 1857. 

35. Sarah Ann ; m. Hamilton. 

^]. Norman Cummings ; m. 2; November, 1846, Frances, dau. Samuel 
F. De Ford. 

36. Charles C, b. Newbpt. 15 July, iS^o. 

6. Moses; m. 8 October, 1815, Cynthia Benton, b. 21 July, 1 79S. 

He died December 16, 1828. She 111. 2d, 18 May, 1830, 
Watson K. Eldridge, b. July, 1801, and he died 31 January, 1S61, 
aged 59 years. She died 4 August, 1869, aged 71. 

37. Norman B., b. May 1, iSi" ; d. 29 July, 1 818, aged 15 months. 

38. Mary Ann, b. 16 May, 1819 ; d. 30 .August, 1873, aged 54. 

39. Charles B., b. 9 July, 1821 ; ni. 16 May, 1847, Mary E. Currier. 

40. Martha Jane, b. 25 August, 1827 ; d. 16 August, 1749, aged 22; m. Jas. 



APFKNOIX XII 



537 



Burgin, 1 8 May, 1846. 'I'hcy had a daughter, Clara E. Burgin, b. 13 
February, 1847 ; d. 2 December, 187;, aged z8. 
39. Charles B., m. Mary E. Currier. 

41. C;eorge B., b. 11 November, 1848 ; m. 26 June, 1873, Florence L. Tickner. 

7. John, m. Mary, dau. David Pratt of Cambridge, N. Y. She died 
N. y. 18 May, 1869. 

42. Elizabeth, b. Salem, N. Y., August, 1812 ; m., 1st, Alfred Stillman of N. Y. ; 

2d, John Harris. 

43. David Pratt, b. Salem, N. Y., 10 September, 1814. 

44. Adeline, b. Salem, N. Y., 10 April, 1816; m. Cassino Sears. 2d, Jas. P. 

Allairs. No children. 

45. Charles Curtis, b. Warner, N. H., 5 October, 1818. 

46. Lyman, b. Hopkinton, N. H. ; d. aged 4 at Salisbury, N. H. 

47. Maria, b. Scagticoke, N. Y., 1822 ; m. Ora Stillman of Westerly, R. I. 

43. David Pratt, tanner. Auburn, N. Y. ; m. Keziah Clark, of Schenec- 
tady, N. Y., 1835. 

48. Albertine, b. Schenectady, 1839. 

49. Mary, b. 1842. 

50. Alice, b. 184;. 
5 I . Emma, b. 1849. 

45. Charles Curtis, m., 1st., Sarah Ann Baker, N. Y., October 6, 1844; 
m., 2d., Eliz. Naomi Van Wart, of N. Y., 20 July, 1862. 

52. Charles H., b. N. Y., 6 May, 1849. 

53. A son, b. 5 June, 1863. 

10. Ezra, m. Lucy Caroline Ormes, b. 15 July, 1801. 

54. William Henry, died young. 
5;. Charles B., b. 29 June, 1824. 

55. Charles B., m. Martha Ann Spaulding, 15 January, 1852. 
;6. Charles Edward, b. N. Y., 9 September, 1853. 
12. James, Whitehall, N. Y. 

57. Myron, b. 1822. 

58. Henry, b. 1827. (>) 

59. Marcus, d. about 9 years old. 
60 & 6 1 . Sons, died young. 

57. Myron, m. — wife dead. 

62. A daughter, 16 to 18 years old. 

63. A son, I 2 to 14 years old. 

58. Henry, m. — wife still living. 

64. A son, 12 to 14 years old. 

65. A son, 6 to 10 years old. 



APPENDIX XIII 

Some correspondence regarding ^^ unplaced" Shannons, — consisting of letters 
from Josiah S. Shannon, of Manchester, N. H., Ebenezer Shannon, of 
Plaisto-w, N. H ., James Shannon, of Kingston, Canada ; as well as 
a number of letters from Mr. Hodgdon to Col. R. C. Shannon giving an 
account of his efforts to trace the descendants of Robert and Samuel 
Shannon, the two younger sons of Nathaniel Shannon, of Boston, the 
Emigrant Ancestor of the family ; — also some correspondence with Mr. 
PFilliani II. Shannon, Jr., of Newburgh, N. T., and Mr. Wright 
Shannon, of Sunbright, I'enn., in regard to their particular families. 

Manchester, N. H., Oct. 15/83. 
Geor(;e K. Hodc;don, Esq. 

Dear Sir: — 

In the Portsmouth correspondence of the Manchester Union, published last Satur- 
day, 1 noticed that you were engaged in collecting material for a history of the Shannon family. 
I am interested in this, being a son of Dea. Josiah Shannon, grandson of William, great-grandson 
of Thomas. All that 1 have ever been able to learn (and that not from any data to back it up) 
was that Thomas was one of two brothers who immigrated to this country and landed on the 
" Shoals." 

I have copied from Mr. Chase's History of Chester what he says about the famil\', which 
perhaps you have already seen. 

I do not think his historv is complete, as he left out Eben and Moses in the family of 
William. 

There is a Shannon residing in I'laistow, N. H., who is a connection ot the Chester family. 
He is cjuite an aged man and might be able to give you information about the (amily. 

My father had 4 children : 

William Sargent ; died in 1839. Sally; married, 1st, Nathan Carr ; 2nd, Charles H. 
Butler, living now in Raymond ; and Sophia, married John L. Poor, also living in Raymond ; 
and myself, Josiah S., married Vernerva Sargent. My children are William S. and Hattie N. 

Shall be glad to hear from you and of your probable success. 

I want one or more copies of your history when complete. 

Any further assistance that 1 can render shall be cheerfully given. 

Very truly yours, 

Josiah S. Shannon. 



APPENDIX XllI 539 

Manchester, N. H., Oct. 27, 1883. 
George E. Hodgdon, Esy., 

Dear Sir : — 

I thank you very much for your list of Deeds and your letter of the 1 6th. 
Thomas Shannon appears to have been a resident of Rye from 174.7 to 1761, and his residence 
being given in Chester in 1763. He probably moved there about that time, his last convey- 
ance being 1782. He might have died soon after. I have not yet been able to find any record 
in any bible or other papers going back so far. The conveyance of Thomas of Hampstead, 
1797, was probably his son. I think the Eben Shannon in Plaistovv must be a son of this last 
Thomas ; and he ma\' have some record or knowledge of his grandfather as to age or time of 
death, and also of the other children of Thomas and John or Samuel. The tax lists of Chester 
should show what years Thotnas was ta.\ed. A granddaughter of the original Thomas married 
Moses Lane and lived in Candia. Another married a Mr. Havves and lived near Boston. A 
grandson was named Caleb Shannon ; lived in Candia, and has a son living there named Asa 
Washington, who is obliged to walk with crutches, the result of scarlet fever. I do not know 
who was the father of these grandchildren. Mr. Shannon of Plaistovv may know. 

William Shannon, son of Thomas, was probably born prior to 1760. He married 
Hannah Holmes, widow of Nathan Lane, who died in the army in 1776. Their oldest son, 
Josiah, was born January 5, 1784. I have not got the date of their marriage, probably 1781 
or 2. In the winter of 1802 and 3, William and his son Josiah went to Savannah, Ga., to 
cut live oak timber. On the passage home in 1803 William died. His widow sometime after 
that married John Leavitt of Raymond and lived there till Mr. Leavitt died, about 1822. She 
then moved to Candia and married Capt. John Sargent (his 2d inarriage ) in 1824. She 
died August 4, 1833, aged 84 years. 

Josiah Shannon was Deacon ot the Congregational Church in Candia trom about 1820 till 
his death in 1859. He married widow Sarah Pearley, daughter of Capt. John Sargent (by his 
first wife). May i, 1806. Her mother was the first female child born in Candia, born April 
9. '752. 

Their children were : 

1. William Sargent, born March 9, 1808; died April 22, 1839; was never married. 

2. Sallv, born June 2d, 1811 ; married to Nathan Carr, of Candia, son of Joseph 

Carr, June 8, 1831. Nathan Carr died 1882. Had no children, and his 
widow was married to Charles H. Butler in 1883, and now resides in 
Raymond. 

3. Sophia, born May 9, 1814 ; married to |ohn L. Poor, of Raymond, son ot Sam- 

uel Poor, December 19, 1833. 
Their children I will give you later. 

4. Josiah Sargent, born September 7, 1817; lived in Candia ; was married October 

23, 1845, to Vernerva Sargent, daughter of Jacob Pearley Sargent, of Orange, 
Vt. He was elected Town Clerk of Candia for four successive years, and 
resigned the office in 1847, when he removed to Manchester. He held the 
office of Ward Clerk in Manchester for three years. In July, 1848, he com- 
menced work as clerk in the counting room of the Manchester Mills, and 



540 TllK SHANNON KAMII.Y 

ill iS^4, w.is pionu)tci.l 111 i1k- olliic nt p.n inustiT, .uul Ins loiuimicil in that 
nllii.c to tlic present time. He has two ehildren, as follows : 
I. William Sargent, born July 26, 1849. 
1. Hattie Newell, horn March 17, 1851;. 
I le.irn lliat the uit'e of Moses I.ane and the Mrs. Hawes and Caleb Shannon, who 1 
mentioned before, were sisters and brother of" Kben Shannon, of Plaistow, and children of 
Thomas Shannon, 2nd.; also that there is a Benjamin Hawes, son of" Mrs. Hawes, residing 
and doing business in Kxcter, from wlunii vou will be able to learn .something. 1 think 
there are some Shannons living in {lilni.uiicm or S.iMbornton, .md are descendants of tliose in 
your list of deeds of" those living in Canterbury and Concord. There were, I understand, 
three brothers of Kben Shannon and four sisters, but I only knew Caleb Shannon and Mrs. Lane. 
I have been some time picking up and writing these sheets, and they are rather discon- 
nected. 1 have written them as 1 have had time. I shall be able to give you more infor- 
mation relative to the children ol \\'illi,iMi, of Sarali, who married Moses Sargent, and of jane, 
who married Jona. Worlhen. 

Of' the children of Samuel, Lydia married Josiah Mor.se, son of Amos Morse. They 
lived in Chester. Thev had children, who must be living there now. Josiah Morse died in 
l8;8. Sarah married Thomas Chase. They had daughters, wlio are now living in Haver- 
hill, Mass. I will trv to learn their names and residence it I can. Thomas married Davis. 
I can also learn more about their children. 

I will send vou these sheets now, but I ilo not think thev will be ot much value to \ou. 
I shall be iiuite Inisv for about three weeks closing up the business ol the mills tor the six 
months past. .Alter that 1 will send you what 1 can learn further. 

\'cr\ trviK \ ours, 

|. S. Shannon. 



Mr. Huil^iion, having addressed a letter uf inquiry to Mr. Ebenezer Shannon, 
of Plaistow, N. //., a/^oiit Itis ancestors and his own immediate family, 
received the following very interesting reply, under date of March 
ij, 1SS4: 

% :(; :1c :): % '^ * 

The Thomas Shannon that moved from Rve to Chester and married a Rand was my 
grandfather. 

Thev tiad the following children : 

1. William I 

2. John ^- 'These three resided in tlie vicinitx' ol' Candia and Raymond. 

3 . Samuel | 

4. 'Thomas, mv father. I think he was born in Rve. He was in the Revolutionary 

\\'ar at the age of fifteen and served seven years. Came home and married 
Sarah Pillsbury, ot" Hampstead, and they had eight children, of' whom I am 



APPKNDIX X\U 

54' 

one. and my mother died ; he then n.arried Dolly Locke,— widow More 
She had no children by my father. My uncle Morri, married a Miss 
Collis and settled in New York. 

Ebene/er Shannon was born November 27, ,y,j^. Married to Betsey Smith, daughter 
of Itmothy Sm.th, of Hampstcad, November n, ,824. She was born September z, ,80c 

Our children were : 

1. Stephen Smith, born July 31, 1825. 

2. Sarah, born April 21, 1827. 

3. Charles O., born April 13, 1829. 

4. Martha Welch, born December 3,, ,834; married James M. Davis. Died 

July 29, 1863. 

5. George Eben, born March 27, 1836 ; died August 22, 1864. 

6. Frank Welch, born May 22, 1858. 

7. Walter Scott, born November 11, 1844. 

8. Henry M., born June 9, 1847. 

I, Kbcnczcr Shannon, and my wife and all of our children were born in Hampstead Wc 
moved to Plaistow about thirty years ago f ,854), and have resided there ever since I am 
now cighty-mnc years old the twenty-seventh of next November ri884;. 

Thomas Shannon, my father, had the following children : 

1. Mary, born in Hampstcad ; married Benjamin Hawes, and lived and died in Rox- 

bury, Mass. 

2. Joseph, who married Alice Nichols. They were both born in Hampstcad, and 

he died at the age of 83. His widow is still living (iHH^,. 

3. John, who died in Roxbury at the age of 60. 

4. Kbenezer, of which I have given you an account. 

5. Sarah ; married a Mr. Lane, and died in Eaton, N. H. 

6. Betsey ; married Mr. Mooney. of Eaton. 

7- Hannah ; married Mr. Evans, of Rochester. 
8. Caleb ; married in Candia. 
If there is any more information J can give, shall be happv to furnish ii 
The Portsmouth and New Castle Shannons I know nothing about. 

Yours respectfully, 

Ebknk/.kk Shannon. 



r.u^^.u P H u Manchester, N. H., April 5, 1884. 

My Dear Sir : — 

You must have thought 'ere this that I had lost my interest in the historv of the Shannon 
family as I have not answered either of your last very interesting letters. 

I have not forgotten to write, but have been very busy and even now can only answer a 
part of your letters, but I will write something, if only to acknowledge the receipt of your, 
and apologize for the delay. 



542 THE SHANNON FAMH>Y 

I will get a copy ot the deed ot Aiuircvv lo William Shannon of 1799. William was 
niv grandfather and I think it must be id him the deed was given. 1 do not know who 
Andrew was. He appears to have been a citizen of Amherest in 1763, or about the time 
Thomas, 2d., moved from Rye to Chester. If they were related this would indicate that the 
family were moving in this direction. 

I have been interested in the printed sheets you sent mc, but have not had time to 
examine them thoroughly ; but 1 notice they claim that Seaborn or Nathaniel was a son of 
Thomas, which seems not to be correct. Now if he was a son of Nathaniel, ist., of Boston, 
then I am inclined to believe that Thomas of New Castle was also a son of Nathaniel and that 
both caiTie from Boston, settling in the vicinity of Portsmouth. 

I do not know who Robert Shannon was, but if he was from Chester, Eben Shannon 
ought to know who he was. Eben mentions his uncle Moras (!), probably Morris. In \ours 
of Oct. you say you found the name of Morris on a petition in 1728. If you see Eben he can 
no doubt explain who he meant. Would like to know where his grandfather died, the year 
and his age if he has it. I thank you very much tor the copy of Eben's letter, it was a very 
complete statement of his part of the family. 

I think it likely the records of births and marriages in those early years were very incom- 
plete — we may find that Andrew was a son of either Nathaniel, 2d., or Robert, if we find it at 
all. I will send vou a copy of the deed I mentioned when I get it, with anything more that I 
find. 

Hoping you will find the connection yet hctweeii Thomas of New Castle & Nathaniel of 
Boston, 1 am. 

Yours very trul\', 

|. S. Shannon. 



Manchester, N. H., May 17, 1884. 
CjKo. E. Hoi)tM)ON, Esq., 
Dear Sir :— 

I send copy of the deed of Andrew to Win Shannon, from which it is very evident 
by the reserve of the House and privileges around the same to himself & wife during their 
natural lives, that William was the son of Andrew ; but I cannot think that this William was 
the one who afterward resided in Manchester, say in the years i860 to 61;. 

Dr. Goodwin said to me yesterday that you had found the connection of our families, 
which I was very glad to learn. It is quite a reward for the length of the chase. I have 
nothing in particular to say now. If you are coming this way I shall be glad to see you. 

Very truly yours, 

J. S. Shannon. 



APPENDIX XIII 543 

Portsmouth, N. H., May ig, 1884. 
[osiAH S. Shannon, Esci^, 

Manchester, N. H. 
My dear Sir : — 

On Saturday last I returned from a journey of four days to Plaistovv, Hampstead, and 
Chester, and found awaiting me your favor of the 1 7th with copy of deed enclosed. 

Dr. Goodwin must have misunderstood me if he informed you that I had found the con- 
nection between the Pordand branch and your own, it must have been something else, — a 
connection between two branches, perhaps, of your own family. I should only be most 
pleased to announce so happy a result after so much laborious research. 

I saw Ebenezer Shannon at his home with his wife and a representative of each genera- 
tion, including the fourth of his numerous progeny. He is a remarkable man, erect and of 
robust proportion, with unimpaired faculties, intelligent and affable. He furnished me with a 
large amount of data ; and was much interested in my work. He was expecting my arrival, 
and had everything arranged to make my visit profitable to my work. 

1 was much pleased with the old gentleman. He appeared more like a man ot 60 than one 
who had attained the great age of 90. He directed me to call on his sister-in-law, Alice Shan- 
non, the widow of his eldest brother Joseph, who resides at the old Shannon homestead in 
Hampstead, and the rest of the day I went there and had a long interview with this most 
interesting old lady of 91. She does all the housework for the family, which consists of her- 
self and " two boys," one 70 and the other 65, and both unmarried. Unfortunately they 
were away in a distant field planting at the time of my visit and I did not see them. 

From Hampstead I went to Chester and found the Morse family, who descend from 
Samuel Shannon, a soldier of the Revolution. 

The town records of Chester contain a full list of Samuel's children, and of his death, 
[anuary 30, 1813, and also his marriage. Also the death of his widow in 1842. I could 
find nothing else on the record excepting the marriage of Jane, daughter of ... . 

The tax list mentions, 1798-99, Ensign William Shannon ( your grandfather). 

Thomas, same year (must that have been the father of William). 

John. 

I forgot to mention that Ebenezer conflicts with Chase's history as to Thomas' children, 
and his storv Mrs. Alice Shannon confirmed. He gave the following in order of their births : 

1 . William. 

2. Samuel. -•' 

3. John. 

4. Thomas. 

5. Morris. 

The latter was a physician, and settled in New York State in the last century. He 
married a lady in Hampstead by the name of Collis. 

It is evident that I have committed a grave mistake in not examining the town records of 
Hampstead, as I ought to have done. 

From your deed of Andrew to William another complication arises, unless it may prove 
that William is your grandfather, and perhaps a nephew of Andrew. 



544 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

The records of Rye show that William Shannon of that town died in the French and 
Indian War of 1754-63. All of the soldiers furnished by this town for that war, it seems, are 
not recorded in the adjutant-general's report. I infer that this William must have been the 
brother of Thomas, your great-grandfather. 

I have not examined the Rye records, and the information above was communicated to 
me by a friend. 

***** * * 

Yours very truly, 

George E. Hodcdon. 



Portsmouth, May 19, 1884. 



Col. R. Cutts Shannon, 

My Dear Friend 



On Tuesday I started from Exeter with a horse and carriage on a voyage of discovery, 
directing my course toward Plaistow, some )6 miles southward, over a road deep wiih mud, 
lonely and bordered with extensive tracts of forests and wild lands. 

At Plaistow I called on the old hero of the days of 18 I 2, who was awaiting mv arrival, 
surrounded with his wife and a representative of each generation, including the fourth of his numer- 
ous progeny. Ebenezer Shannon is certainly a "remarkable" man ; of medium height, erect 
and of robust proportions ; his faculties are in no way impaired, and is a person of intelligence. 
His appearance would indicate him to be a man of 60 years rather than a nonogenarian. 

At the first glance I could plainly discern that his countenance bore a strong resemblance 
to that of William Shannon, the Superintendant of our City Farm. 

The old gentleman had not been in Portsmouth since 1813, when a soldier in the army 
of the United States, and stated that he never knew but one person in that place who 
bore the family name, and that person was " Richard Cutts Shannon, a lawyer." He did 
not know of any relationship existing between them. Since receiving my letters he had made 
efforts to learn more of his ancestry, but could not at this time go back beyond his grandfather, 
Thomas Shannon, who lived in Rye in 1748, and settled in Chester, N. H., in 1761. 

He furnished me with a complete record of his own descendants ; generally from biblical reg- 
isters, and in the collateral branches substantially as follows, viz., 

Thomas ; his grandfather ; married a Rand. 

Their children were : 

1. William ; died in 1802 ; was a soldier in the Revolution. 

2. Samuel ; died in 18 I 3 ; was a soldier in the Revolution. 
^. John ; was a soldier in the Revolution. 

4. Thomas (his father); was a soldier in the Revolution. 

5. Morris ; a physician, who settled in New York in the last century. 



APPENDIX XIII 

545 

The fourth son Thomas (his father) married Sarah Pillsbury, daughter of Tosenh Pillshnrv 
o. Hampstead. N. H. Then followed a long genealogy, .hich'i wi.Uot here r^p'eat ' ' 

After acquamting me with the data in his possession I made this inquirv : « Can vou state 
who was your first American ancestor and from what country he came >"' 

a nattv of Ireland, but when or where he settled he had never been informed He l,!d no.h 
.ng authenttc of the past history 6f his family prior to his grandfather Thomas, whom he thou t 
must have been named for the emigrant. "lougnt 

He told me to visit his sister-in-law, Mrs. Alice Shannon, the widow of his eldest brother 
-o^.es tn^Hamp^^^^^ where he (Ebene.er, was born, and in the house which had b^^^^ 

Bidding the old man ftrewell. ] took up the reins and went on some ,4 miles through a 
fine tract of country, and stopped over night at a « wayside inn " ' 

situate?' "'k 'T '"■°"-.'° ^''^''^^""°" h°-«'-d in Hampstead. a most ancient looking edifice 

fr n of th" I '[''"' '^"' ""' ' "'""^"'^'"^ P^°^P-'- ' '"-"'J the widow in the 

front of the house at work m her little flower garden. She was quite pleased to see me whe 
.nformed her of the object of my visit, and immediately invited me into the house. She wa a one 

her two boys (aged 65 and 70, respectively), and both bachelors ; they were then away 
in a distam field planting, and J did not see them. ere tnen au ay 

born •'^''' r«'^7!" T'^''^ '^" ™''"" '^^ "' 9°= her husband Joseph Pillsbury Shannon 

Ham 1 V 1 '" "■ °"^°^'^"-- ^^» - Fredericksburg, a soldier in the . .th New 

Hampshire Volunteers. 

Her bible record was well kept, and from her I obtained about the same traditional infor- 
mation as from the old gentleman 

ratherTo::r;n'T6'.."''" '" '''''-'■ ^- "•' ''- '- - -'-' ^^-"" «h--n's grand- 
I have several relatives residing there, among them the -Village Doctor." I carefully 
examined the town records and collected a large mass of data therefrom There are no Shan o 
now hving here but grandchildren of Samuel (brother of Ebenezer's father, live here I 

otsrurdeits;:' "'^ -- -'- "-- '- - -'■-- — ^ ^ -^p'-t 
.e ^:^:z :z::£^:^ ''- '-'''-- ^--- - -- - -atmg 

Now of this branch, if indeed it be one of your family. I have accumulated a large amount 
of mformation. and the.r record is such that they may well be proud of it ; but I only regTeT o 
state that I cannot find any connecting link between them and you ' ^ 

I returned to Exeter on Saturday, and from there took the cars for Portsmouth. 

Whether this long and wearisome journey has been of any advantage to this investigation the 
u ure will reveal. It was a great pleasure to me to meet these aged people and conver e wi h 
them upon subjects relatmg to the past, and of men who long ago they had known, then as g 



54(> I'lll'' SHANNON 1■•.•\M1I,^■ 

•IS llu'v arc mnv. 'riicir wou- ni,iii\ iniivlcnis .ill aloiin llic kmiic wliiili 1 li'i-l .ivsiiioil wmiK! 
have bci'ii (it iiilon.-.'-t lo \iui, miilil Mm li.ivc ,sl\iircil this join luv willi nio. 



I .1111, \ oiiis iriil\ , 

(iio. I'',. IlnnaxiN. 



I'orlsiiuHuli, N, II., Si-pH-nilHT ig, iSS.|. 
K. C". Shannon, l'',.si|. , 

Now York City. 
Mv >Kmi t'cloiH-l :— 



On tlu- 71I1, Sill .iiul (Jill iiisi.inis I i\ .is in (.'..inoul .iiul i.ilKd upon (.'. W. I'.ii).,.-, I'.sii. ; 
altliDiinli that j;oiuli.'ni.in lor sniiu- liinc li.ul ln-i-n i .iu'liilh is.iiniMinr, ilic p.ipc-rs in his insliuK. 
roriiR'ilv llio prnponv ol liis lallu-r in l.iw , llu- I, no lion, |olin .^. .Sli.uinon, Ik- li.is noi .is mm 
hocn .ilili- lo ilisi'o\i'r .iin liiinj; ri'laliiig to tlu- origin ol llu- i-.iiK Sli.nnions ol Nrw I Linipsliin-. 

I was liiii'ilfil liv liini to visit tlic wiiiow of' Sannn'l ,'-;h.iniuni, wlio w.is .1 lnoilui ol "OKI 
Ira's" liitlu-r. 

Hit rc-siili-mo is a line Ur'wi IniiMiii); .1 slioii aisl.iiuo Iroin llu- .Si.ilr llonsc, .in.l lu-i ci.iiul 
liaiiglucr, Miss l''.iiinii- K. .Smitli, .1 mosi .moniplislu-il \ oiiiic l.ul\ ol j; .iiul .1 Ic.u lu-i ol .1 
private si-liool, ri-oi-ivi-*! iiu-. Slu- t-\iiui-il llu- j;ic-.ilfsl inten-sl in llu- olijci I ol ni\ \isil, ,iiul 
pronii.sovl to si-i-iirc ,in\ .iiul .ill li.ii.i possihK- in llu- possession ol lu-r iinim-ili.iii- it-l.iiiM-s, paiiiiii 
krly tlic "OKI Hilik- " ol u liiili li.i in.uU- nu-nlion. I lor ('.r.iiulinollior, now .'i ■ \o.iis. know 
all aboiil il. Tlu- oKl l.uh )',.im- iiu- in.iiiv inloioslini', aiiooiloios ol llio o.iiK ( Jilin.inlon Sh.m 
nous, aiul llu- )',v.iiulil.ni)',lilor took ospooi.il plo.isino in sliowiiij; iiu- .111 .iiniiiiio ni.ilio(;.iiiv Jiniii); 
lalilo w liioli li.ul 1h-i-ii in llu- Sli.innon t.iinilv 1 ;- s; \o,ns. Iloi j-.r.iiulinotliiT hrounlil ii lioin 
(iiliiianion, .iiul llu- \oiin_L; l.ul\ laii|',liin)',K roin.irkoil : '• h.i s.iiil ho woiiKlii'l (',ivo Ion lonls 
for il." Sho sai(l : •• Moiu-\' o.innoi l>ii\ ii." 

I oallod on I'rolo.ssur ILklloy, \\lio niarrioJ .1 )',i.iiuhlau)'.hlor ol lion. |,ihii ,S. .Sh.iniion. 
She has been ileail liir several years. 

I'rolessor ll.uUev was rovmerU' Roporlor ol llu- Snproiiu- t'oiirl, .iiul, I lu-liovo, Sooielary 
ot Si.ile. I lo is a j;onlloin.in ol oulluio .iiul hi)',h sooi.il st.iiulinc,. Mi. I'.iiju- h.ul some lime 
beloro spoken to him ol m\' inulonaking. 

lie has promisoil to assist Miss Smith in lolleoiiiij; llu- il.ii.i roipiisiio lor piiMii .iiioii. 



Very truly yours, 

(iioioa: I''.. lloiuaioN. 



APPKNDIX XIII 547 

Portsmouth, Dec. 15, 1884. 
R. C Shannon, I'^sy., 

New York City. 
My Dear Colonel : — 

I am again in my office in this city after a sojourn of one week in Boston. Voii probably 
arc awaiting the results of my labor in that place ; and I will endeavor to give you an ace ount 
of iny operations while there. Monday I devoted to the examination of the indices to the 
Massachusetts Archives, but found nothing in addition to the letters and documents which you 
have sent me. I then went to Brookline and had a very pleasant interview with Mrs. Davis, 
your relative. She was very much interested in our investigation and furnished me with some 
valuable data relating to her family, and promised to send me an account of the Tuckers of 
I'epperell, Mass. 

The next day I again visited the State House and examined the Revolutionary Rolls and 
made some discoveries which may lead us into a new field of research, the end of which may 
be in the remote future. 

Vou will remember that the old Naval Officer was the father of three sons, viz., Nathaniel, 
whose descendants we have nearly all recorded, also Robert, born 1695, and Samuel, born 1698. 

In the I ith Massachusetts Regiment, Continental Infantry, I find the name of John Shan- 
non, of Georgetown, Mass., a private enlisted for 3 years; killed in action after a service of 
6 months 7 days. 

In Captain Walter Becker's Co., Col. Parks' Regiment f Contincntalj the name ofSamuel 
Shannon, a drummer in the expedition to Ticondcroga, 1778. 

In Capt. Lemuel Trescott's Co., Col. Asa Whitcomb's Battalion (Continental, 1776), 
Robert Shannon, private, is recorded. 

In the Navy, Richard Shannon, ship " 'i'hc Hague," Captain Manly. 

It is cjuite probable that both Samuel and Robert Shannon above mentioned are descend- 
ants of either Samuel, born 1698, or Robert, born 1695, or of both of them. 

t- * * * ^ :1-- ;|: 

I shall go to Boston next week and examine the tax lists, if I can gain access to them, 
hoping to find what was the end of the younger sons of the Naval Officer, and whether they 
left any descendants. 

My opinion is that you should have the will of Robert Shannon, Mayor of Londonderry, 
copied. If he were a single man, as the tradition goes, then his brother's name or other mem- 
bers of the family must be mentioned. I know of no other way to solve the mystery which 
hangs over the birthplace of the ist Nathaniel. 

Yours truly, 

George E. Houc;i)on. 



548 THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 

I'ortsmouth, N. H., Jaiuiary 24, 1885. 
R. C". Shannon, Esq., 

New York City. 
Mv dear Colonel : — 

:!; ;i: * * * :(; * 

While the results thus far obtained have not been satisfactory to me concerning the descend- 
ants of" Robert and Samuel, sons of the old Naval Officer, I am confident that 1 have discovered 
some of them, one of whom resides in Hampton, N. H., Robert Shannon, aged about 50 years. 
His ancestors, he says, were residents of Charlestovvn, Mass. 

There are others in Boston whom I have visited, but the " connecting links " arc wanting. 

Yours truly, 

George E. Hododon. 



May 5, 1885. 
Mv dear Colonel : — 

:i: :l: Mc * * * * 

1 have written a large number of letters to Shannons found in directories. To-day 1 
received a reply from one Dr. James G. Shannon, of Rutland, Mass., who proves to be your 
cousin. Many who respond are Irish, or cannot go back beyond three generations. I am 
steadily at work, still in expectation that the descendants of Robert and Samuel can yet be found. 
At all events I have discovered a family in Massachusetts who have lived there for 1 50 years. 

I am also engaged in writing the History of the Ambrose family, and thus try to work 
them together. 

Hoping )ou are still undismayed in the work before you, I am. 

Your most Obt. Servant, 

George E. Hodgdon. 



Portsmouth, N. H. 
Coi.oNKL R. CuTTs Shannon, 6th April, 1886. 

New York City. 
My Dear Colonel : — 

The campaign of 1886 has already been commenced by our Canadian allies, who have 
thus early achieved a brilliant success. 

When I wrote you some time since that the Kingston Postmaster would prove, in my 
opinion, a powerful auxiliary to our forces, I find that my expectations have been fully realized. 
He has discovered the missing Nathaniel's descendants (see enclosure), and I have no doubt 
but returns from Ireland in response to his inquiries will establish the antecedents of Nathaniel — 
the founder of your family in America. 

Yours very truly, 

Geo. E. Hodgdon. 



APPENDIX XIII 549 

The following letter from Mr. James Shannon, of Kingston, Canada, con- 
tains the information referred to by Mr. Uodgdon : 



Kingston, Canada, 

4th May, 1886. 
My dear Sir : — 

I have been somewhat tardy in replying to your letter of the 16th ultimo, Init I have 
been very busy in the matter you are so much interested in. V'our last letter struck oil 
decidedly. 

First : " Wolfe Island," where Nathaniel Shannon and wite were drowned, lies oppo- 
site Kingston about three or four miles distant. I have discovered there that Nathaniel Shannon 
(i)_ and his wife, Polly Gorman (2), were drowned between Wolfe Island and Kingston 
about the fall of 1837. The family lived on Wolfe Island. There were two sons, Nathaniel 
(3) sn'l John (4), who moved to Wisconsin. There were three daughters, Mary Ann ( 5), 
Sarah Ann (6) and Louisa (7). 

Louisa married a Mr. Home on Wolfe Island, and is dead. Mary Ann married fohn 
Browne, also a Wolfe Islander, and is dead. Sarah Ann is now Mrs. James Abbott, and is still 
living on Wolfe Island ; and remembers hearing her father speak of his brother [ohn. 

Shannonville, of which you speak, is in the County of Hastings, and about 5 5 miles west 
of this place. I dont know who it was called for. 

I enclose you a letter from Mr. Thomas Shannon, Postmaster, Picton, who seems to be 
a connection of the Hon. Leonard Shannon, of St. John, N. B., as their ancestors came from 
the South of Ireland. Please return Mr. Thomas Shannon's letter. 

I have written to several persons in the North of Ireland, aud will write you when 1 hear 
from them. 

Yours very truly, 

James Shannon. 
George E. Hodgdon, Esq., 

Portsmouth, N. H. 



550 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Shortly after the foregoing letter was written, the following statement of the 
ancestors of Mr. James Shannon, of Kingston, Canada, was sent to 
Mr. Hodgdon for his information : 

THE SHANNON FAMILY OF THE NORTH OF IRELAND. 

Three Brothers from Scotland Arrived at Ireland in the 

time of Cromwell, say about 1650. 



WILLIAM. 
Settled in Antrim. 



GEORGE. 

Physician and Accoucher. 
Settled at Magtierafelt Co 
Londonderry. He had a 
farm at Ballvmughan called 
" Knock." 



ANDREW. 

Settled at Nr. 
Limavady or 
Londonderry. 



WILLIAM. 



GEORGE. 

A doctor. In- 
herited above 
farm. 



ANDREW.* 



ANDREW 



JAMES 
My father. 

B. 1798. 
Had 5 sons. 



GEORGE. 
Had 



JAMES. 



JAMES. 
Killed in 
first Amer- 
ican War. 



WILLIAM. 



JAMES. 

Had 

6 



GEOr'gE. GEORGE 'vESEY. THOMAS ' GEORGE. 



ROBERT W. 
LEWIS WILLIAM. 
ALFRED JAMES. 
JOHN R. 

ALBERT EDWARD. 
ARTHUR B. M. 



''The family were Presbyterians until this time, when they became members of the Church of England. 



APPENDIX XIII 551 

Newburgh, N. Y., |ul\- 3, 1900. 
Hon. R. C. Shannon, 

New York City. 
Dear Sir : — 

I would be a thousand times obliged if you could aid me in tracing the genealogy of my 
father's family. 1 have seen the Cutts Genealogy, which you took such an active part in get- 
ting up, and feel sure that I belong to the same family of Shannon mentioned in that book ; — 
because there are so many names similar to those in my own family. 
I will give some below. 

Major Langdon Shannon, of Pennsylvania, — my great-grandfather, — served in the 
War of 1812 under Jackson. David Shannon, of New jersey, was his brother. 
Sons and daughters of Langdon Shannon : 
Charles ; mv grandfather. 
John. 

Jackson ; lived in Geneva last heard from. 
David. 
Elizabeth. 
Sons and daughters of Charles : 
Hiram. 
Harrison. 
Joseph. 

William H. Shannon ; my father. 
Charles. 
Mary. 
Susan. 
Caroline. 
Mandy. 
Alice. 
You will see by this that I am an American of long standing. If it is not asking too 
much, I would like to hear from you as soon as possible. 

Yours respectfully, 

William H. Shannon, Jr. 



The Portland, 

Washington, D. C, December 3, 1900. 
Mr. William H. Shannon, Jr., 

Newburgh, New York. 
Dear Sir : — 

While in Germany last summer I received your letter (postmarked July 3, 1900), in 
which you request my aid in clearing up certain points of your family record. 

It is hardly correct to say that I took an active part in getting up the Cutts Genealogy. 
That would be unjust to Mr. Cecil Hampden Cutts Howard. I merely furnished him with 



552 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

certain data regarding the Shannon and Vaughan families that had been prepared for me by 
George E. Hodgdon, Esq., of Portsmouth, N. H., and which data Mr. Howard incorporated 
in his book. 

In 1891 Mr. Hodgdon had nearlv completed his work entitled " Genealogy ot one Branch 
of the Shannon Family," and would have then published it, 1 believe, if his sudden death in 
June of that year had not prevented. 

Shortly after his death the manuscript came into my possession, but has not been pub- 
lished, and is not likely to be for some time yet, if ever, — since it can only interest a very limited 
number ot persons. 

The founder of this branch of the Shannon family in America was Nathaniel Shannon 
( 1655-1723), who emigrated to this country in 1687 and settled in Boston, where he was a 
member of the Old South Church, and in about 1699 was appointed Naval Officer of the port 
of Boston, — continuing in that office till about a year before his death, which occurred in 1723. 
His tombstone can still be seen in the Old Granary Cemetery on Tremont street, Boston. 

Besides Nathaniel, who was his eldest son and heir, he had two other sons, Robert and 
Samuel, — but Mr. Hodgdon's work only records the descendants of the eldest son, Nathaniel ; 
and it is just possible that the several Shannon families now located in New York, Pennsyl- 
vania, and in the Southern States, with whom I have thus far been unable to trace any connection 
whatever, are sprung from the other two sons of the old Naval Officer. 

There is one name, however, in your list that strikes me as remarkable, and that is the 
name of your great-grandfather, Langdon Shannon. 

Gov. John Langdon, of New Hampshire, was a close friend ot Richard Cutts Shannon, — 
the uncle of my grandfather, — who named one of his sons after the Governor, John Langdon 
Shannon. I feel quite sure your great-grandfather got his name Langdon also from the New 
Hampshire Governor ; and that being so, it would seem that the Pennsylvania Shannons of that 
time might have been in some way related to the Shannons ot New Hampshire. 

Should Mr. Hodgdon's manuscript ever be published I shall take pleasure in sending you a 
copy of the book, though ] fear it will not be of much aid to you in learning the facts you 
desire about vour own line ot descent. 

Very trulv yours, 

R. C. Shannon. 



Newburgh, N. Y., December 20, 1901. 
Mr. R. C. Shannon, 

New York City. 
Dear Sir : — 

Your letter of the 3d instant to hand, and 1 thank you very much for the interest you have 
taken in regard to my family record, and for trying to answer my inquiries. 

I have before me your letter of December 3, igoo, and the one of December 3, 1901 ; 
and also one from my Uncle Joseph Shannon, of Argyle, Penn., which conveys considerable 
information. I also e.\pect to hear from two other uncles of mine, one in Pennsylvania and the 
other in Connecticut. 



APPENDIX XIII 55^ 

I have the names of two gentlemen of Philadelphia belonging to the Historical Society of 
that city who are going to obtait, what information they can for me in regard to mv great- 
grandfather, who served in the War of i 8l 2. - S ■" 

The following information is contained in mv Uncle Joseph's letter • 

My great-grandfather was born at what was caUed the Forks, no»- the Citv of Easton 9r^ 
H,s father s name was John. This John may possibly be the son of your grandfather's uncle" 
as he named his son Langdon no doubt after his own name. 

My great-grandfather was granted a land grant of .60 acres, and mv great-grandmother 
was granted a pension on his death. So you will see I have obtained considerable infbrmation 
from this one letter If the other letters bring me as much inf-orma,ion I may be able to trace 
back to the same Nathaniel Shannon, of Boston, f^om whom vou are descended 

My father informs me that his Uncle David, of New Jersey, had a son named Samuel who 
used to visit at their house. 

When I receive all my replies from letters chat I have written I will write vou again and 
try to give fuller information, so that vou may be able ,0 help me out.-if it does not take too 
much of vour time. 



* 



Very respectfully, 

William H. Shannon, Jr. 



Mr. Wright Shannon, ^"S"'' ^9. 1904- 

Sunbright, Tenn. 



Dear Sir : 



While stopping recently at the Lookout Inn, Lookout Mountain, Tenn I met a Mr 
Perrigo, who attracted by my surname of Shannon, told me of yourself and a numerous colon^ 
of Shannons living at Sunbright and along the Emery River Valley 

He mennoned, among others, Cutts Stewart, whose mother' was a Shannon, and spoke of 

£; f M V : ::'' '"' ^'^^ ''^""°"- ' ''^'°"« "^ °- >'--•' °'" ^^e shannon 
amily of New England descending from Nathaniel Shannon, who arrived at Boston. Mass 
from North Ireland in .687, and was of " Scotch-Irish " descent. Having given considerable 
study to the genealogy of this branch of the family I am desirous of learning'somethi ig of .h 
S annons m the Southland. I am aware of the fact that there were ma'nv bearing the name of 
Shannon who served in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, as ;here were many whl 
^rved in the Union Army. A cousin of mine whose mother was a Shannon belonged to a 
Texas Regiment, and fell at the battle of Pleasant Hill, La., in 1 864 

Famil!^'" ''°" '^° "' '^" ?" '° T''' "' " ^"''' '^'""8 '""'"^''"S about vour branch of the 
Family ;_g,ving names of your father, grandfather, &c., &c., &c. ; also 'stating ho». manv 
generations have lived in Tennessee, and where your Emigrant Ancestor came from ' ' 

Anvthin"" " "V ""P'"' ""''^ ''"" "'>■ ^' ' '"'^"'°" '" '^' *--'v- - to' the origin. 
An> thing you can tell me upon this interesting subject will be thankfully received. 

Very truly yours, 

R. C. Shannon. 



554 THE SHANNON FAMILY 

Sunbright, Tenn., 
Mr. R. C. Shannon, September 2, 1904. 

Brockport, New York. 
Dear Sir : — 

;[; * :1: * --I: * * 

My grandfather's name was Andrew Shannon, but I am unable to say where he came 
from. My father's name was James. He was killed while hunting when I was a small boy. 
The names of my three uncles, on my father's side, were Wright, Preston and Westly. They 
are all dead. The names of my four aunts were Mahalia, Rebecca, Jane and Rildia. They 
are all dead. 

Uncles Preston and Wright were soldiers in the Union Army, and lived to get home, and 
died at home. 

My brothers were named John, Eldredge, Andrew, Riley and James. Riley and James 
were both in the Union Army ; Riley belonged to the i 1 th Tennessee, and James belonged to 
the 2nd Tennessee. John, Andrew and James are dead. James died at Andersonville while a 
prisoner of war. 

The names of my sisters are Maria, Edith, Polly and Rebecca. 

******* 

Very truly yours, 

Wrioht Shannon. 



INDEX 



INDEX I 

THE FIRST COLUMN OF FIGURES GIVES THE YEAR OF BIRTH. 

[^APPROXIMATE YEAR. fYEAR OF BAPTISM.] 

THE SECOND COLUMN OF FIGURES REFERS TO THE CONSECUTIVE NUMBERS. 



Abha March . 

Abbie Grace 

Abbie Charlotte 

Abigail 

Abigail 

Abigail 

Abigail 

.Abigail 

Abigail Tebbets 

Abigail Ann Eliz, 

Abigail Ross . 

.Ada May 

Adelaide . 

Adeline Margare 

Adrianna 

Albert F. 

Alice 

Almira P. 

Ann Elizabeth 

Ann Elizabeth 

Ann . 

Ann Sherburne 

Ann Maria . 

Ann Mary T. 

Ann Cora 

Anna Dodge 

Annie Lenora 

Anstress Jane 

Arnold . 

Arthur Hall . 

Arthur Willis 

Arthur . 

Augustus Vaughan 



abeth 



I8I0 


130 


Austin 


Frank 






18S6 


804 


1859 


53^ 
545 


Avis V 


ola I 8 7 I 


714 


ti74> 


1 1 








1780 


39 








1783 


5 3 


Beatrice 


Mary \'aughan . . 1890 


619 


I 790 


56 


Beatrice 


Flora . . . . 1 8 go 


835 


1781 


60 


Blanche 


1885 


803 


1805 


149 








1821 


232 








'839 


5'7 








1 8go 


73 5 


Carlton 


1869 


780 


1870 


706 


Caroline . 






1802 


•47 


1826 


192 


Caroline . 






1819 


155 




543 


Caroline Augusta . 






1845 


281 


1861 


278 


Caroline Elizabeth 






1837 


521 


•1=1863 


546 


Carrol 








1877 


778 


1854 


276 


Cecil \^ 


'esley 






1885 


823 


1822 


102 


Champion 






1890 


690 


1820 


.96 


Charles 


Augustus. 






1827 


97 




2 I 2 


Charles 


Tebbets . 






1803 


.48 


1817 


236 


Charles 


Hezekiah 






1829 


217 


1839 


266 


Charles 


William . 






1838 


265 


1857 


284 


Charles 


Horace . 






1854 


293 


1861 


323 


Charles 


Way . . 






1837 


347 


1844 


378 


Charles 


Henrv 






■837 


5.6 


1852 


496 


Charles 


Emerv Goulc 






1875 


63- 


1894 


816 


Charles 


Way . . 






1877 


636 


1865 


704 


Charles 


Nathaniel 






1881 


638 


1858 


295 


Charles 


Edwin . 






1877 


682 


1847 


379 


Charles 








1871 


707 


1877 


730 


Charles Albert . 






1871 


776 


1836 


389 


Charles Alvin 






1873 


820 



558 

Charles William . 
Charlotte L. . 
Clara Adeline 
Clarence Downing 
Clifton March . 
Cora E. . 
Cora Belle 
Cutts 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Daisey 

Daniel Fillmore 

Daniel Webster 

Daniel Webster 

David E. 

David Frederick 

Deuev . 

Diana 

Dorothy Minetta Middleton 

Dver Sanborn 



Edith Horatia 
Edith Marion 
Edna M. 
Edward Holman 
Edward Grafton 
Edward Weston 
Edward Hillsgrov 
Edwin 

Edwin Charles 
Edwin Merrill 
Edwin Woodbury 
Edwin Howe 
Edwin Sylvester 
Edwin Willis 
Edwin Howe 
Effie . . . 
Elbridge Morrill 
Eleanor . 
Eliza 



189+ 837 

1827 234 

1856 535 

1878 79' 

i860 296 

1865 304 

1891 846 



'5 733 
'8 93 



853 
89. 

873 



1858 
,85. 
[868 
1897 
1871 



559 

815 

714. 



882 811 

879 765 

879 688 

894 621 

829 240 



i860 408 

1891 588 

1887 721 

1856 294 
1871 342 

1857 432 
1869 796 
1827 198 
1833 242 
1857 322 
1845 446 



539 
558 
650 
808 
326 



[849 528 
1746 16 
'799 n 



Elizabeth 

Elizabeth 

Elizabeth 

Elizabeth 

Elizabeth 

Elizabeth 

Elizabeth 

Elizabeth Waldron 

Elizabeth Perkins 

Elizabeth Grafton 

Elizabeth Lemmon Prentice 

Elizabeth Ropes 

Ella Gertrude 

Ella Claude . 

Ellen Hall . 

Ellen Vaughan 

Elmer 

Elmer Levi Holden 

Eloisa Comerais 

Elsie Jane 

Emma J. 

Emma 

Emma Harriet 

Ency A. 

Ephraim . 

Ernest 

Ernest Linwood 

Ervin 

Ethel Marian 

Everett . 

Ezra Hutchins 

Ezraetta Hutchins 



Fannie M. 
Fannie Marie 
Fannie Charlotte 
Fay . 

Flora May . 
Florence Belle 
Flossie 
Floyd A. 



787 


28 


776 


37 


777 


50 


78. 


52 


79' 


57 


8.5 


'32 


812 


■36 


808 


161 


813 


166 


865 


340 


848 


362 


834 


375 


868 


582 


886 


806 


817 


101 


833 


'74 


867 


490 


865 


562 


814 


187 


808 


80 


85. 


275 


842 


394 


857 


498 


846 


493 


816 


2>3 


873 


343 


868 


527 


887 


734 


897 


622 


849 


274 


.849 


533 


1849 


534 



1859 


277 


1882 


587 


1902 


830 




769 


1861 


564 


1892 


796 


1874 


777 



1891 599 



INDEX I 



559 



Floyd 

Forest Dean . 

Frances Jane 

Frances Ann . 

Frances Eliza 

Frances Ann . 

Francis Sutherland 

Frank Pierce . 

Frank 

Frank Edgar . 

Frank Dixon 

Frank 

Frank E. 

Frank [ewett 

Frank Wood 

Frederick Henry 

Frederick 

Fred Odde . 

Fred H. 



Caspar 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 
George 



Grant 

Walker 

Walker 

Walker 



Dennett 
Henry 

Washington 

\'aughan 

Lamper . 

Harrison 

Berry 

Walter . 

Edwin 

Washington 
Edwin 
Levi . 
Fred 



883 732 

883 719 

825 103 

818 189 

845 416 

848 523 

879 345 
851 287 
857 448 

85+ 538 

871 651 

888 689 
877 716 
869 787 

889 814 
811 186 

418 
585 
715 



852 
87; 
875 



862 
738 
768 

770 

79' 

786 

8' 3 
823 
831 
816 
817 
819 
854 
864 
859 



565 
9 

24 
27 
3° 
73 
90 

95 
106 
168 

'95 
214 



324 
453 
862 454 
859 488 
851 495 
842 518 
898 796 
873 798 



George Vaughan 
Georgianna 
Georgianna 
Glennie F. 
Glen 

Grace Ella 
Grace Lincoln 
Grant Lincoln 
Guv Stuart . 



Hannah fane 

Hanley . 

Harriet . 

Harriet Byron 

Harriett Townsend 

Harriet 

Harriet Walker . 

Harriett Elizabeth 

Harriett Olive 

Harriet Rose 

Harry W. . . 

Harry Webster . 

Hattie 

Helen Augusta 

Helen Maria 

Helen Louise 

Henry Clarence . 

Henrv 

Hiram 

Horatio Nelson . 



Ida . . . 
Ida . . . 
Ira . . . 
Irene Averill 
Isaac Waldron 
Isaac Waldron 
Isabelle . 



1902 863 

1850 447 

1886 813 

189s 759 

1893 826 

1874 305 

1865 630 

'899 838 

1867 567 



1844 


280 


I85I 


486 


1796 


44 


1785 


5+ 


1821 


170 


1815 


'94 


I8I5 


230 


'835 


445 


1900 


818 


1896 


827 


1870 


300 


1872 


54' 


1867 


7°5 


1836 


376 


1844 


4'S 


1899 


625 


1854 


321 


1869 


686 


1832 


5'4 


1818 


169 



867 


685 


864 


774 


805 


209 


875 


790 


807 


160 


880 


652 


863 


703 



560 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



James Noble 

James Noble 

James Noble 

James Noble 

James 

James Cate 

James Frank 

fames Noble 

James Harrison 

James Griswold 

James Oliver 

James Frank . 

James Harrison 

James Eastman 

lane . 

|ane Warner 

|ohn 

[ohn Langdon 

John Sherburne 

John 

John Langdon 

John Langdon 

John 

John Chase . 

John Sherburne 

John Wesley 

John Downer 

John Chase . 

John Byron . 

John C. . 

John 

Jonathan Coffin 

Joseph 

Julian Earl 



Kate Winifred 
Kate Brown . 
Katie BufFord 



Laura Hegeman 
Leroy 



'9 

36 
42 
'.H 
'5 + 
215 
269 

349 
366 
530 
581 

812 
92 

637 
29 
40 

75 
94 
'33 
"97 
205 
216 

237 
270 

497 
544 
603 
718 

770 
522 
202 
845 



1874 344 
1864 455 
1868 297 



1867 411 
1844 483 



75' 
774 
788 
8zo 
816 
822 
847 
858 
841 

843 
842 
867 
876 
884 
817 

879 
790 

783 
791 
821 
819 
823 
823 
827 
819 
849 
855 

877 



Lena Gertrude 
Leslie D. 
Lester Eugene 
Levi Morse . 
Lilias Lyon . 
Lillie Marion 
Lillie Virginia 
Lizzie E. 
Lizzie 

Lizzie Ethel . 
Lorain Terry 
Lorain 
Louisa 

Loyed M. . 
Lucy Folsom 
Lucy Ellen . 
Lucy Eliott . 
Ludie 

Luvie Ellen . 
Lydia 
Lydia Abigail 



Mabel de Wit . 
Mabel Lizzie 
Mabel . 
Mabel 

Mabelle Stanwood 
Mandie . 
Margaret 
Margaret 
Margaret Nelson 
Margaret 
Margaret Abby . 
Margaret Vaughan 
Margaret Bill 
Margie D. 
Marguerite . 
Marrietta B. 
Martha Ruggles . 
Martha Ann Stevens 
Martha Laurana . 
Mary 



1884 


683 


1876 


753 


'873 


789 


1847 


532 


1859 


407 


1887 


617 


1892 


847 


1845 


268 


1834 


515 


1879 


586 


1818 


23' 


1838 


525 


*I8I2 


203 


1891 


758 


.85, 


292 


1871 


457 


1884 


645 




767 


1868 


527 


1888 


456 


1869 


568 


1873 


584 


1889 


598 


1879 


73' 


1869 


775 


1862 


629 


1894 


737 


*'743 


12 


.763 


22 


I 80 1 


78 


1812 


89 


.852 


271 


•847 


4'7 


1900 


626 


1881 


755 


1886 


668 


1885 


720 


t'799 


45 


1849 


363 


1890 


615 


'744 


'5 



INDEX I 



Mary Ann . 
Mary Vaughan 
Mary Ann Darling 
Mary Harriet 
Mary Anna . 
Mary Barker 
Mary Clark . 
Mary Jane 
Mary Ann . 
Mary Adaline 
Mary Margaret 
Mary 

Mary Josephine 
Mary Clark . 
Mary 
Mary 
Mary Ada 
Mary Jane . 
Mary Bell . 
Mary Cornelia 
Mary Abbie 
Maude Louisa 
Mildred Estelle 
Minetta Ballister 
Myra Grace 



1772 
1828 
1812 
1818 
1810 
1813 
1809 
i=i8io 
1824 
1823 



'839 
1836 
1842 
183 + 
1844 



1889 
i860 



38 

47 

105 

'31 

139 

'5> 

.6+ 

185 

201 

233 

238 

325 

3 + 1 

390 

392 

482 

,-20 

53' 

540 

655 

797 

836 

807 

338 



Nathaniel \'aughan 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel Hurd 
Nellie March 
Nellie . . 
Nora Leonard 
Norman . 
Norman Hugh 



Olive . . 
Olive 

Olive Marie . 
Olive May 
Oliver . 
Oliver Noble 
Oliver C. 
Oliver Noble 
Orlander Perkins 



Pearl 

Percy Arthur 

Phebe Westbrooke Waldron 



. 561 

1863 434 

1840 481 

1842 527 

1858 289 

1877 675 

1892 620 

1846 484 

1890 722 



853 487 
846 492 



883 
83 > 



<3 



822 



■63 
30 ' 
84' 393 

853 4°5 



1893 456 
1876 612 
181 5 167 



Nancy 

Nancy Leonard 

Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel 
Nathaniel Hartshorn 



V'augha 



1820 
1655 



ti74o 

'754 
1764 

'775 
1790 
1784 
1822 
i8i6 
1810 
1849 



74 
140 



20 

23 

49 

62 

72 

191 

204 

21 1 

282 



Ralph Woodbury 
Ray ... 
Richard Cutts 
Richard Cutts 
Richard . 
Richard Cutts 
Richard Cutts 
Richard Cutts 
Richard Cutts 
Richard Cutts 
Robert . 
Robert . 
Robert William 
Robert Havden 



1887 


597 




768 


'743 


'4 


'773 


48 


1807 


150 


1828 


'73 


'839 


348 


i860 


433 


1884 


614 


874 


634 


695 


I 

3 


835 


107 



18-9 666 



562 



THK SHANNON I'AMILY 



Rohert Orr . 

Rodolph 

Ronalil Clair 

Rosina 

Rov ViiKciit 

Ruth H. 



Sadie J. 
Samuel 
Sjimiel 
Samuel . 
Samuel Leonard 
Samuel Tcbbeis 
Samuel Tebbets 
Samuel Hoyt 
Samuel Leonard 
Samuel Adams 
Samuel Leonard 
Samuel H. 
Sarah 

Sarah Jane 
Sarah Elizabeth 
Sarah Ann . 
Sarah Rindge 
Sarah Ann 
Sarah |ane 
Sarah Alice . 
Sarah Vcrnctta 
Sarah Ann 
Sarah Margaret 
Sarah 

Sarah Haley 
Sibyl R. 
Sophia 

Sophia Harriet 
Sophia Moody 
Sophia Willoughby 
Sophie Eugenia 
Stella . . 
Stephen . 



1 899 


828 


'I'homas 




1862 


489 


Thomas 




igoo 


829 


Thomas 


Wcslbrddke 


1892 


736 


Thomas 




1890 


824 


Thomas 


Kitson . 


.879 


7S4 


Thomas 








Thomas 


Westbrookc 






Thomas 


Rindge . 






Thomas 


Rand . 


1866 


299 






1698 


4 


Victie B 




,769 


26 


Virginia 


Violet . 


'793 


76 






1816 


'38 






1812 


'52 


Walter 1 


'ratt 


1814 


"53 


Walter Vaughan 


1825 


239 


Walter Scott 


1862 


339 


Walter 




1854 


3^4 


Wellington Hyde 


1896 


624 


Wilbur 


3. 


1879 


7'7 


William 




1792 


43 


William 




1825 


96 


William 


Cogswell 


1827 


104 


William 




1 804 


158 


William 


Allison . 


1820 


190 


William 


Augustus 


1826 


206 


William 


Augustus 


1843 


267 


William 




18?2 


283 


William 


Nathaniel 


1865 


290 


William 


Cummings 


1841 


377 


William 


Franklin 




4" 3 


William 


Marscllus 


1849 


485 


William 


Ellis 


1841 


526 


William 


Leroy 


1867 


712 


William 




1786 


4' 


William 


Edwin . 


1826 


141 


William 


Lloyd . 


i8zi 


171 


Willie C. . 


1857 


336 


Willie Flint . . 


1862 


409 


Winfield Scott . 


1876 


709 


Winnie 




1808 


210 


Woodbury Kmmons 



dron 



'749 


18 


1768 


ZS 


1787 


?? 


'7«3 


(u 


1833 


99 


i8oi; 


";9 


1K25 


'72 


1816 


188 


'«93 


43' 


i88<; 


7S6 


1865 


S66 


1862 


285 


1866 


4;6 


i8i;8 


499 


1876 


687 


1868 


654 


1862 


303 


'747 


'7 


1779 


5' 


1805 


79 


181? 


9' 


1814 


'37 


1802 


'S7 


1810 


162 




207 


1831 


241 


r85i 


430 


1849 


494 


1861 


560 


1883 


596 


'873 


708 


1869 


7'3 


1880 


810 


1891 


82s 


1888 


757 


1875 


799 


1874 


781 


1874 


327 


.854 


272 



INDEX II 



OIHKR SIRNAMKS 
[thk fk.ukes rifi:r to ihk conskcutive numhkrs uni>i;k which thi: namks occur.] 



Abbott, James 

Abbott, Jane 

Abbott, William Henry 

Abbott, George . 

Abbott, Mary Ann . 

Abbott, Samuel Wilson 

Abbott, Olive Comclia 

Abbott, Sarah Marcclla 

Abbott, James 'I'heophilis 

Abbott, Silas Shannon 

Abbott, Ann 

Abbott, Calvin . 

Abbott, Fannie Minerva 

Aikens, Charles H. . 

Allbright, Leonora A. 

Allen, Lillian 

Allen, Charles W. . 

Allen, Jenny (Hunn^ 

Allen, Lucia Porter , 

Allison, Nancy 

Allison, William . 

Allison, Adelaide Amelia 

Allison, William Kdward 

Ames, Winslow , 

Anderson, (Jueennie . 

Anderson, Lillic . 

Annable, Abby 

Annable, Kphraim 

Annable, Sarah 

Annis, Lucy Woodbury 

Annis, Ansel Hatch . 

Annis, Ruth Annie ( Woodbury j 

Arnold, Rosina 

Aushart, Felix 

Aushart, Louis 



500 
501 
502 
503 
504 

505 
506 

S07 
508 
509 
510 
5" 

ZZ2 

353 
180 
180 
180 
665 
"35 
'35 
'45 
'45 
"3 
3JZ 
766 
249 
249 
249 
258 
258 
258 
480 
124 
1 24 



Aushart, Catherine 124 

Ayer, Chloe ;8 

Ayer, Obadiah 58 

Ayers, John 526 

Aycrs, Hannah Drew .... 526 



Bacon, Beatrice Maude . 618 

Bacon, Thomas 618 

Ballard, Ada Jane 821 

Ballard, John Drake 821 

Ballard, Emily Hannah . .821 

Barker, William 47 

Barker, Mary 684 

Barnard, Hannah (Pitman; ... 64 

Barrett, Amerila 474 

Bartlett, Henrietta Watson 258 

Batchclder, Judith W 537 

Batchelder, Bessie 549 

Battle, William Walton . 352 

Beals, Edward Francis .256 

Beals, Edward 256 

Beals, Eliza (Ricej 256 

Beck, Frances 181 

Berry, Etta C. . T . 802 

Berry, Myra Estelle 805 

Berry, Ira Locke 805 

Berry, Lavina (Drewj .805 

Bert, Kate .320 

Bill, Margaret Arabella . 623 

Bill, C. R 623 

Bills, Daniel 110 

Blackey, Mary Webster . .42; 
Blackcy, Ira 425 



564 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Blackey, Sarah 
Blake, Iiistianna . 
Blanchard, Sarah G. M. 
Blunt, Sarah Frost 
Blunt, William . 
Blunt, Elizabeth ( March 
Bolton, Lucy 
Bolton, Richard . 
Bolton, George 
Bowers, Charles L. . 
Boyd, Margaret . 
Boyle, Edward J. 
Brackett, Herman Alvah 
Brackett, Charles Edwin 
Brackett, Martha Elinor 
Brackett, Chester Alvah 
Brackett, Guy Herman 
Brackett, Violet May 
Brackett, Charles Edwin 
Brandt, MoUie Marie 
Bray, Annie L. . 
Bray, George 
Bray, Ann 
Brown, Betsey . 
Brown, Nathaniel 
Brown, John Porter . 
Brown, Edwin F. 
Brown, Lyman . 
Brown, Lucy 
Brown, Cora May 
Brown, Myra Lee 
Brown, Edith Belle . 
Brown, Feme Wadleigh 
Brown, Alfred Brewer 
Brown, John Porter . 
Brown, Rosalie Sibyl 
Brown, John Porter . 
Brown, Ellery 
Brown, James 
Brown, Abbie May . 
Browne, John 
Browne, Daniel . 
Browne, Eliza 



425 
307 
"9 
1Z9 
129 
129 
508 
510 
512 

55" 

465 

253 
839 
839 

839 
840 
841 
842 

843 
762 
783 
783 
783 
•93 
193 
378 
422 
422 
422 
422 
422 
422 
422 
646 
646 
646 
647 
648 
771 
772 

459 
460 
461 



Browne, Julia 
Browne, James . 
Browne, Sarah 
Browne, Nathaniel 
Browne, Mary . 
Browne, Peter 
Browne, Jane 
Browne, John 
Bruce, Thomas Kitson 
Bruce, Lewis K. 
Bruce, Margaret Kitson 
Bryant, George 
Bryant, Jemima 
Bryant, George 
Bryant, Abigail 
Bryant, Louisa 
Bryant, Mary Walpey 
Buckminster, Mary . 
Buckwalter, Frank J. 
Buckwalter, Edwin Francis 
Buckwalter, Gladys Minnie 
Bulger, Catherine 
Burleigh, Joseph Jay 
Burleigh, Samuel 
Burleigh, Lydia Kennard 
Burleigh, Abbie Elizabeth 
Burleigh, Adella May 
Burleigh, Willie Cleftbrd 
Burleigh, Carrie Lizzie . 
Burleigh, MLna E. Wiggin 
Burlin, Harriet M. . 



462 

463 

464 

465 

466 

467 

468 

469 

785 

785 

785 

3« 

3' 

32 

32 

32 

32 

146 

45 5 
45 5 
455 
463 
526 
526 
526 
526 
526 
526 
526 
526 
39' 



Caine, Lydia Maria 308 

Cammett, Charles 575 

Cammett, Levi W 575 

Cammett, Ida M 575 

Cammett, Elsie L 575 

Campbell, Mary H 115 

Campbell, Margaret Jane Bingny . 145 

Campbell, Archibald John . . . 145 

Card, Ann 21 



Caswell, Marv Burnham 
Caswell, Elijah . 
Caswell, Sarah 
Cate, James S. 
Cate, James William 
Cate, George Frederick 
Cate, Elizabeth Ann 
Cate, Benjamin Franklin 
Cate, Alpheus D. 
Cate, Joseph 
Cate, Nancy 
Cate, John Shannon 
Cate, Lucy J. 
Cate, Edgar A. . 
Cate, Maria Marsh . 
Cate, Joseph 
Cate, Nancy 
Chamberlaine, Laomi 
Chase, Ann Prescott 
Chase, Oliver 
Chase, Sarah A. 
Chase, David 
Chase, Horace . 
Chelsey, James . 
Chipman, Lvdia 
Choate, Jonathan 
Choate, Baglev . 
Choate, Thankful 
Choate, Francis . 
Choate, Susan Frances 
Choate, Mary Eloisa 
Choate, Jonathan Sewall 
Choate, Thomas Baglev 
Choate, Mary Isabelle 
Choate, Huldah Annie 
Choate, Fred Shannon 
Churchill, Gustavus . 
Chute, James Edward 
Chute, Binea 
Chute, Louisa 
Chute, Charles Edward 
Chute, Sarah Louisa 
Chute, Margaret Ellen 



INDEX II 








565 


235 


Chute, Flora Symonds . . . . 250 


235 


Chute, Addie Frances 








250 


235 


Chute, Arnold Shannon 








250 


243 


Clark, Jonathan . 








46 


244 


Clark, Juliet 








388 


24; 


Clark, Joel . . . 








388 


246 


Clark, Achsah (Stearns) 








388 


247 


Clough, John 








221 


262 


Clough, Sarah 








251 


262 


Cole, Minnie Estelle 








360 


262 


Coles, Frances 








179 


263 


Conner, Nellie . 








550 


263 


Conner, Erdin 








747 


263 


Conner, Clinton Chester 








748 


264 


Conner, Alan Burton 








749 


264 


Conner, Mabel Dewey 








750 


264 


Conner, Annie Laurie 








751 


109 


Cook, Chelsea 








360 


S19 


Cook, Julia Rose 








360 


519 


Cook, Edwin Tucker 








360 


542 


Cook, Silas Walden 








360 


542 


Cook, Frances 








360 


548 


Cook, Howard Walden 








360 


21 


Cook, Mary Delia 








360 


452 


Cook, Helen 








360 


420 


Crane, Jonathan . 








58 


420 


Crockett, Lucy Eliott 








644 


420 


Crockett, Seldon 








644 


421 


Crockett, Lucy (Eliott) 








644 


422 


Crowley, Mary Agnes 








3.6 


423 


Cuniniings, Lucy M. 








429 


424 


Cummings, William . 








429 


425 


Cummings, Sarah ( Moses) 






429 


426 


Cummings, Lovisa Annie 






795 


427 


Cummings, Moses 






795 


428 


Cummings, Mary (Critchetl 






795 


128 


Cashing, Edward Thaxter 






659 


250 


Cushing, Edith Lilias 






660 


250 


Cushing, Robert Shannon 






661 


250 




250 




250 


Daland, Sarah Cox 396 


250 


Daniel""on 


... 65 





566 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Darling, Eliza Trott . 

Darling, Robert . 

Darling, Dinishea 

Davis, Robert Sharp 

Davis, Lucy Stearns . 

Davis, Mary Shannon 

Davis, Lucy Stearns . 

Davis, Sarah Comstock 

Davis, Laura Wood . 

Davis, Caroline Elizabeth 

Davis, Langdon Shannon 

Davis, Arthur Langdon . 

Davis, George Smith 

Davis, Charles Colby 

Davis, Frances Marilla (Veasey) 

Davis, George ... 

Davis, Grace E. 

Davis, Guy A. . . . 

Delebarre, William F. 

Delebarre, Margaret . 

Dennett, John 

Dennett, William Henry 

Dennett, Joseph . 

Dennett, Mary . 

Dennett, Nellie Charlene 

Dennett, William Wallace 

Dennett, Mabel . 

Dennett, Bertha . 

Dennett, Fred Adams 

Dennett, Fannie May 

Dennett, Frank Allen 

Derbyshire, George Audley 

Derbyshire, James Harry 

Derbyshire, Ann (Epps) 

Dewey, Harriet . 

Dieter, Sarah 

Dixon, Martha 

Di.\on, William . 

Dixon, Margaret 

Dockam, Charles Albert 

Dockam, David . 

Dockam, Louisa . 

Dorsey, Prindowell M. 



loo 
328 

3^8 
329 

330 
33' 

332 
333 
334 
334 
550 
550 
550 
573 
573 
573 
360 
360 
2 1 
3'4 
3H 
3'4 
3'5 
316 

3'6 
316 

3'7 
3'8 
3'9 
660 
660 
660 
491 
764 
649 
649 
649 
5'7 
5'7 
5'7 
187 



Dow, Mary 
Dow, Benjamin . 
Dow, Mary (Marston) 
Dow, John Walter . 
Dunham, Emerette . 
Durrell, Joseph B. 
Durrell, Thomas 
Durrell, Mary Adaline 
Durrell, Lorraine Joseph 
Durrell, Fisk Albion . 
Durrell, Lena Grace . 
Durrell, Martha Christiana 
Durrell, Inez Jane 
Dyke, John . 
Dyke, Liggette Austin 
Dyke, Mary Anna . 
Dyke, Catherine Austin 
Dyke, Clinton Adams 
Dyke, Clinton Allbright 
Dyke, Fred Mills 
Dyke, Leonora . 
T)yke, Abby Abbott . 



59 
59 
59 

527 
458 

547 
547 
548 

549 
550 
550 
55' 
552 
353 
353 
353 
353 
353 
353 
353 
353 
353 



Eastman, Nellie Fessenden . . . 628 

Eastman, Otis M 628 

Eastman, Susan E 628 

Eastman, Sarah Elizabeth . . . 809 

Eastman, Sevvell 809 

Eastman, Jane 809 

Eaton, William 255 

Eaton, Moses 255 

Eaton, Mary 255 

Eaton, Fred 255 

Eaton, Willie H 255 

Eaton, Carrie M 255 

Eaton, Willis .... .255 

Eaton, Elsie Jane 255 

Edgerly, Sarah E 302 

Edgerly, Ebenezer 302 

Edgerly, Abigail 302 

Edgerly, Annie 819 



INDEX II 



567 



Edgerlv, Theodore . 
Edgerly, Mary F. 
Edmunds, George Franklin 
Edmunds, Harry Franklin 
Edmunds, Helen Agnes . 
Edwards, Martha Laura . 
Edwards, William 
Edwards, Martha P. 
Eliot, Robert 
Emerson, Walter Tyler . 
Emerson, Edward Isaiah 
Emerson, Frances Tyler . 
Emery, Nathaniel Stone . 
Emery, Shem 
Emery, Mary 
Emery, Horace Stone 
Emery, Albert Waldron 
Emery, Albert Clinton . 
Emery, George Shannon 



819 
819 
792 
793 
794 
253 
253 
253 
«3 
79° 
790 
790 
306 
306 
306 
307 
308 
308 
309 



Forristal, Edwin Beigham 
Forristal, Fred Greenwood . 
Foster, Malvina . . ... 

Foster, Robert 

Foster, Elizabeth .... 

Frasier, Malita S 

Frasier, Clark 

Freeland, Joseph H. ... 

Freeland, John 

Freeland, Hephzibah 
Freeland, Fannie Jane 
French, Malcolm Shedd . 
French, Henry Cummings 
French, Caroline Parmelia (Cutter) 
French, Lucy Sarah .... 

Frost, Alice 

Frost, Samuel 

Furlong, Florence .... 



672 

673 
580 
580 
580 
255 
255 
3'z 
3'2 
3'z 
in 
258 
258 
258 
258 



752 



Faulk, Constance 






119 


Fellowes, Annie 






335 


Fellowes, Benjamin . 






33; 


Fernald, Charles Edwin . 






S78 


Fernald, William Dennett 






S78 


Fernald, Mehitable . 






578 


Fernald, Albert Shannon 






579 


Ferren, Ellen 






325 


Flanders, John . 






132 


Folsom, Nathan B. . 






122 


Foote, Annie Butler 






657 


Foote, Theron L. 






657 


Forbes, George Fairfield 






639 


Forbes, Elizabeth 






640 


Forbes, George Shannon 






6+, 


Forbes, Martha . 






642 


Forbes, Anita Prentice . 






643 


Forristal, Benjamin Beigham 






670 


Forristal, |oseph M. . 






670 


Forristal, Fanny . 






670 


Forristal, Rosabell 






671 



Garland, Isaac W. 
Gerrish, Eleanor 
Gibson, David .... 
Gildersleve, Minnie . 
Gillispie, Mary Ann 
Gilman, Mary Angeline 
Gilman, Amasa Kelley 
Gilman, Mary Ann . 
Gilman, Elizabeth Helen 
Gilman, Charles Hamilton 
Gilman, Annie Maria (Sargent) 
Goldsmith, Catherine'Fellows 
Goldsmith, George W. . 
Goldsmith, Mary Ann . 
Goodale, Cyrus K. . . . 
Goodale, Clara Louise 
Goodale, Mary Shannon 
Goodale, Henry James . 
Goodale, Charles Fechem 
Gorman, Polly .... 
Gove, George E. . . . 
Gove, Gertrude M. . 



225 

17 
477 
181 
478 
527 
527 
527 
647 
647 
647 
249 
249 
249 
367 
368 
369 
370 
37 « 
•99 
574 
574 



568 



THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 



Gove, Sarah Y 574 

Gove, George R 574 

Gove, Oscar E. 574 

Greenough, Martha Ann . .632 

Greenwood, Susan Warner . -633 

Greenwood, Alexander . . . 633 

Greenwood, Elizabeth (Paine) . . 633 

Gunn, Wilhimina 533 

Gunn, Edward 533 

Gunn, Louisa 533 

Gustin, Charlotte B 557 

Gustin, Levi 557 

Gustin, Alvira . . 557 



Hadley, Mary E 

Hadley, Jonas 

Hadley, Mary Ann (Whitney) 

Hadley, Amos 

Hadley, Mabel C 

Hadley, Arthur Harris . 

Hacking, Elizabeth .... 

Hallett, Charles Williams Southcote 

Hallett, Clements John Southcote 

Harrington, Robert . 

Harris, Enieline Augusta 

Harris, Daniel 

Harris, Elizabeth (Dodge) 

Harris, Georgianna . 

Hartshorn, Hannah Elizabeth 

Hartshorn, Nathaniel 

Hartshorn, Hannah . 

Hassel, Clarence P. . 

Hassel, Harold P. . . 

Hawes, Sarah Helena 

Hawes, Sarah Lyon 

Hawes, Gustavus W. 

Heal, Sarah Amanda 

Heal, Emery 

Heal, Patience Sarah 

Hegeman, Georgianna 

Hegeman, Peter A. . 



533 
533 
533 
543 
543 
543 
542 
662 
663 
65 
374 
374 
3 74 
384 

279 
279 
279 
360 
360 

365 
406 
406 
788 
788 
788 
410 
410 



Hegeman, Laura N. 
Hersev, Alfred Ernest 
Hersey, Israel 
Hersey, Louisa . 
Hersey, Cheever Lawrence 
Heuvelman, John 
Hickey, Thomas Hendee 
Hicks, Benjamin F. . 
Higgins, Devillo F. . 
Higgins, Forest Dean 
Higgins, Albert Francis . 
Higgins, Jennie May 
Higgins, Grace Edna 
Higgins, Ray Marshall . 
Higgins, Blanche Adelle 
Higgins, Ernest Leroy 
Higgins, Ethel Clare 
Hight, Charles . 
Hill, William . . . 
Hill, Ann Elizabeth 
Hill, Samuel 
Hill, Edward Livingston 
Hill, Frederick Augustus 
Hill, Herman Blenheim Harris 
Hill, Francis 
Hinds, John Wesley 
Hinds, Orlando . 
Hinds, Eliza Ann (Lawrence 
Hitchcock, Samuel 
Hodgdon, Thurza 
Hoitt, Ezekiel .... 
Hoitt, Nathan .... 
Hoitt, Mercy .... 
Holdbrook, CJeorge 
Holdbrook, Sarah Elizabeth 
Holdbrook, Frances Louisa 
Holdbrook, Helen Louisa 
Holdbrook, Maria Louisa 
Holdbrook, Mary Shannon 
Holdbrook, James Shannon 
Holdbrook, Georgie -. 
Holdbrook, Charles Edward 
Holdbrook, Charles Tyler 



410 
250 
250 
250 
250 
406 
87 
281 

738 
739 

740 

74' 
742 
743 
744 
745 
746 
8 
[19 

19 
119 

'9 

"9 

19 

'9 

535 

535 

535 

471 

'83 

182 

182 

182 

'32 

'32 

132 

•32 
132 

'32 
'32 
'32 
132 
132 



JNIJKX J I 



Hullaiul, Emily Mary ... . 142 

Hooper, Ella M 602 

Hooper, Samuel G f,oz 

Hooper, Jane 602 

Home, Lucinda ±aa 

Home, John 444. 

Home, Thomas 470 

Home, Elizabeth j.7 1 

Hornc, Henrietta 472 

Home, Thomas D 47 j 

Hornc, Cjeorgc aja 

Home, Nathaniel 475 

Home, Louisa j.76 

Home, Fanny lyy 

Home, Willlaiii ajS 

Home, Robert ajo 

Howard, Li/.zie tc2 

Howard, Harriet 782 

Humplireys, Charles 848 

Humphreys, George A 848 

Humphreys, Margarette P. . . . 848 

Humphreys, June Marguerite . . 849 
Humphreys, Stewart Shannon . .850 
Humphreys, Julia Lillian . . . .851 

Humphreys, Cora Melcher . . . 852 

Hurd, Mary Ann 524 

Hu/.zey, Fannie M zz2 

Hyde, Sarah Cornelia . . . . 653 

Hyde, Alexander 653 

Hyde, Cornelia 653 

Ingalls, Maude J/illian 706 

Ingalls, (Jeorge Elbridge .... 796 

Ingalls, Elzadia Maria (Caswell) . 796 



James, Edmund 81 

Jennison, Edwin irf, 

Jennison, William ,rf, 

Jennison, Phebe ( Field) ... .356 



Jennison, Edwin Shannoi 

Jennison, Charles Smith 

Jennison, William Cutts 

Jennison, Mary 'I'heresa 

Jennison, Helen Maria 



569 

■ • 3 57 

• • 3 57 

• ■ 35« 

• • 3 59 

• ■ 3^'o 

Jewell, Rosella | | j 

Jewett, John Glincs 782 

Jewett, Smith 782 

Jewett, Statira CGlines) . . . . 782 

Jewett, Stephen Shannon .... 783 

Jewett, Theo Stephen . . . . 783 
Jewett, John Bradbury^ > ... .784 

Jewett, John R. . '' 78^ 

Jewett, Forest B 784 

Jewett, Edward S 784 

Jewett, Katie Belle 785 

Jewett, Ella Augusta 786 

Jewett, Samuel S 786 

Jewett, Edith A 786 

Jilkin, Alice cqi 

Johnson, Mary A - ,§ 

Jordon, Jane ,y 

Jordon, Rishworlh 17 

Joyce, Ellen Teresa 253 

Joyce, Michael 253 

Joyce, Bridget 253 



Kclsey, Ichabod . . . 
Kelsey, Ida Ann . 
Kenniston, Jane 
Kenny, Kate .... 
Ketcham, William Long . 
Kelcham, Frederick Locke 
Kickland, Adaline . 
Kimball, Ann P. . , . 
Kingsbury, Harlan W. 
Kingsbury, Helena Shannon 
Kingsbury, Carrie Blake . 
Kingsbury, Mabel Louise . 
Kingsbury, William Goodale 
Kirkpatrick, Katy . 



553 
554 
557 
798 

•355 
355 
729 

2l6 

368 
368 
368 
368 
368 
505 



57° 



THE SHANNON KAAULY 



Kitson, Elizabeth . 








Zl 


Lawrence, .Ale.vander .... 


66^ 


Kitson, Richard 






21 


Lawrence, Catherine . 


665 


Knight, Reuben 






352 


Le Barron, Ella .... 


784 


Knight, Charles 






3SZ 


Le Barron, James S 


784 


Knight, Katie .... 






352 


Le Barron, Lucy Holmes 


784 


Knight, Marv Christine 






352 


Leslie, Margaret 


181 


Knight, William Fitz . 






352 


Libbey, Jeremiah 


.85 


Knight, Reuben Clinton . 






352 


Libbey, Reuben 


.85 


Knight, Harry Howard . 






352 


Libbey, Abigail 


185 


Knight, Marguerite 






352 


Littlefield, Elizabeth .... 


404 


Knight, Gladys Clementine 






352 


Lloyd, Nellie V. (Lawrence) 


665 


Knight, Harry .... 






352 


Locke, Langdon E 


3'i 


Knight, Richard Shannon 






352 


Locke, Fitz Harry .... 


3" 


Knight, Lucy .^nn 






352 


Locke, Calvin 


350 


Knight, Ellen Clinton 






352 


Locke, Mary Shannon 


35" 


Knight, Elmer .... 






352 


Locke, Mary Abby ... 


352 




Locke, Sarah Jewett .... 


3 53 




Locke, Clinton Adams 


3 54 




Locke, Anna Abbott .... 


3 55 


Lamprey, Nancy 79 


Lord, Levi Woodbury 


569 


Lamprey, Asa .... 






Z18 


Lord, Emma Aurelia .... 


570 


Lamprey, Asa Shannon 






219 


Lord, Anne Maria .... 


571 


Lamprev, Lucv Tilton 






220 


Lord, Lizzie Estelle .... 


572 


Lamprey, Nancv Shannon 






22 I 


Lord, Nellie S 


573 


Lamprey, Elmira Norton . 






222 


Lord, Bertha May 


574 


Lamprey, Cordelia Moulton 






223 


Lord, Sarah Jane ... 


575 


Lamprey, Drusilla Hobbs 






224 


Lord, Moses 


576 


Lamprey, Eliza Williams . 






22; 


Lord, Levi Woodbury 


577 


Lamprey, Cyrus King 








226 


Lord, Grace Fletcher .... 


861 


Lamprey, Jerome C. . 






227 _ 


Lord, Alden Fuller .... 


861 


Lamprey, Rufus Walker 






228 


Lord, Luna F 


861 


Lane, Fitz William 






310 


Lothrop, Milton 


352 


Lane, Solomon 








3'o 


Lothrop, Hugh Reuben . 


352 


Lane, Eliza 








310 


Lothrop, Katie Garland 


352 


Lane, Ida Florence 








311 


Lothrop, Grafton 


332 


Lane, Caroline 








386 


Lothrop, Mary 


352 


Lapham, Mary Emery 








628 


Lothrop, Nellie . . . . 


352 


Lapham, David 








628 


Lothrop, Constance .... 


352 


Lapham, Eunice (Emery) 






628 


Lothrop, Mildred 


352 


Lawrence, George Alfred 






250 


Low, Eugene Endicott 


555 


Lawrence, Joseph Estabrook 






250 


Low, Franklin 


555 


Lawrence, Abbie Frances 






250 


Low, Julia Abbott (Munroe) 


555 


Lawrence, Charles Estabr 


3ok 






250 


Low, Charles Endicott 


555 



INDEX II 



571 



Low, Joseph 555 

Loud, Nathaniel 64 

Lougee, Laura Jane 773 

Lougee, John 773 

Lougee, Rebecca 773 

Lydston, Amelia E 286 

Lydston, Thomas 286 

Lvdston, Vernetta 286 



McAllister, Thomas H. 
McAllister, Caldwell Warner 
McAllister, Howard Livingston 
McAllister, Charles Skeffinton 
McAllister, George L. 
McAllister, Mary Vaughan 
McAllister, Charles Richards 
McClaran, D. F. . . 
McCutchen, Marion Sims 
McCutchcn, Robert Lewis 
McGraw, Mary 
McKinstry, Joseph E. 
McKinstry, Josephine 
McKinstry, Fannie S. 
McKinstry, Charles S. 
McKinstry, Miriam St. Clair 
McKinstry, Richard Y. . 
McKinstry, Joseph H. 
McKinstry, Mabel J. 
McKinstry, Maggie E. . 
McMonies, Frederick J. . 
McMonies, Arline Louise 
McMonies, Claudine Alberta 

McRea, 

Macdonald, Wallace 

Macdonald, James 

Macdonald, Samuel Leonard Shan 

Mack, Augusta Louisa 

Mack, Stephen . 

Magill, Harry N. W. 

Magill, Vaughan 

Magill, Lillias Leslie 



180 
180 
180 
180 
353 
353 
353 
355 
353 
353 
321 

435 
436 
437 
438 
439 
440 

441 
442 

443 

457 
457 
457 
466 

338 
338 
338 
145 
145 
181 
181 
181 



Magill, Juliet Allister 

Magill, Elmer Edwin 

Magill, Nadine . 

Magill, Marguerite Frances 

March, Jonas C. 

March, Elizabeth Shannon 

Marsh, Harriet 

Marshall, John . 

Marshall, John . 

Marshall, John K. 

Marshall, Frank . 

Marshall, Shannon 

Marshall, Emma Harriet 

Marshall, James Noble Shannc 

Marshall, Anne Allison . 

Marshall, John Shannon . 

Marshall, William Edward 

Marshall, Harold Archibald Allison 

Marshall, Harriet Augusta 

Marshall, Stephen Mack 

Marshall, Emily Mary 

Marshall, Henry Daniel 

Marshall, Bessie Sophia 

Marshall, Clara Victoria 

Marshall, Henrietta Maria 

Mathews, William Henry 

Mathews, Winfield . 

Mecum, George 

Mendum, Mary Jane 

Merrill, Louisa 

Milton, John Elbridge 

Milton, John P. 

Milton, Harriet B. . 

Milton, Annie Oliver' 

Mondy, Ida 

Moody, Captain 

Morrison, Jonathan 

Morrison, Sarah . 

Morrison, Eliza Dennett 

Morrison, John Shannon 

Morrison, Harriet Jane 

Morrison, George Shannon 

Morrison, Marv Ann 



372 
373 
228 
142 

'44 
144 
144 
144 
'44 
'45 
'45 
'45 
'45 
'45 
'45 
'45 
'45 
145 
'45 
'45 
'45 
4' 3 
4' 3 
64 
I 27 

475 

600 

600 

600 

601 

456 

54 

81 

82 

83 

84 

85 

86 



572 



THE SHANNON FAMILY 



Morton, Ella Laura . 

Morton, Alpha . 

Moses, Margaret Vaughan 

Mose?, Josiah 

Moses, Sarah ( Rindge ) . 

Moulton, Mary . 

Moulton, Nathan S. 

Moulton, Sarah Weber 

Moyer, Emily 

Muchain, John 

Miinn, |ohn 



Nason, 


Salome . 








414 


Nason, 


Richard . 








414 


Neal, Mary Frances 








585 


Neal, Dennis 








585 


Nelson, 


Mary . 








32 


Nelson, 


John 








63 


Nelson, 


John 








64 


Nelson, 


Mary Seawards . 






64 


Nelson, 


Samuel . 






64 


Nelson, 


Ann Elizabeth . 






64 


Nelson, 


Caroline 






64 


Nelson, 


William Gardner 






64 


Nelson, 


Nancy . 






65 


Nelson, 


Betsey . 






66 


Nelson, 


Margaret 






68 


Nelson, 


Nathaniel Shannon 






70 


Nichols 


, James . 






2 + S 


Nichols 


, Eliza Gardner . 






249 


Nichols 


, Sarah Saul . 






250 


Nichols 


, John Shannon . 






25' 


Nichols 


, Margaret Ellen 






252 


Nichols 


, James Willard . 






2S3 


Nichols 


, Martha Laura . 






253 


Nichols 


, Albert Lawrence 






253 


Nichols 


, Ethel May . 






253 


Nichols 


, Marion Edwards 






253 


Nichols 


, Margaret Ellen 






253 


Nichols 


, William Allen . 






253 


Nichols 


, Marion De 


ia . 






253 



366 


Nichols, Harold Allen . . . 


253 


366 


Nichols, Leo Dewey 


253 


184 


Nichols, Dorothy Inez . 


253 


184 


Nichols, Edmond Willard 


253 


184 


Nichols, George Irvin 


253 


412 


Nichols, John Henry 


253 


412 


Nichols, Lizzie E 


253 


412 


Nickerson, Elsie Stewart 


6.3 


702 


Nickerson, John Kingsbury . 


613 


472 


Nickerson, Laurana (Phillips) 


6.3 


180 


Norton, Elmina 


490 




Noyes, Emily 


273 




Nute, Mary Estella .... 


249 




Nute, James 


249 


414 


Nute, Sarah Ann .... 


249 



O'Donnall, Catherine Agnes 
O'Donnell, John 
O'Donnell, John James . 
O'Donnell, William Edmund 
O'Leary, Helene Bartlett 
Onan, Viola 
Ordway, Frederick Ira 
Ordway, Frederick Ira . 
Ordway, Priscilla Mabelle 
Ordway, Richard Shannon 
Osborne, Frederick L 
Osborne, Ethelyn Shannon 



Paige, Henry W. 

Paige, Cyrus Washington 

Paine, Enoch 

Paine, Frances Elizabeth 

Paine, Sarah Hale 

Paine, Alice Ilsley 

Paine, David Shannon 

Paine, Eleanor Vaughan . 

Paine, Isabelle 

Palmer, Rachel . 





799 




75J 




75' 


i Paul 


751 




3 34 




857 




858 




859 




860 




683 




683 



224 
230 

397 
398 

399 

400 
401 
402 

403 
309 



Parker, William . 
Parker, William . 
Parsons, Burleigh F. . 
Parsons, Rufus Burleigh 
Parsons, Hester Josephine 
Parsons, Charles 
Pearson, Samuel Mood\ 
Pearson, Abiel 
Pearson, Mary (Adams) 
Pearson, Sarah Ann . 
Pearson, William Barker 
Pearson, Jonas March 
Pearson, Gardner 
Pearson, Pansie Louise 
Pearson, Samuel Moody 
Pearson, Frank Brown 
Pearson, Lena Florence 
Pearson, Oliver Shannon 
Perkins, John H. 
Perkins, David 
Perkins, Eliza 
Perkins, Eliphalet 
Perkins, Elizabeth 
Pettigrevv, Harriet W. 
Peverly, Ann Elizabeth 
Phillips. John E. 
Phillips, Mercy Amarill 
Phillips, Ida Emily . 
Phillips, Diana Mate 
Phillips, George King 
Phillips, Orilla May . 
Phillips, Carrie Inace 
Phillips, Bertha May 
Phillips, John Earl . 
Phillips, Frank Jay 
Phillips, Henry Dale 
Piper, Franklin Benjamin 
Piper, Luther F. 
Piper, Harriet 
Piper, George Luther 
Piper, Everett Edwin 
Piper, Winfield 
Piper, Anna Viola 









INDEX II 


573 


• • ■ • 33 


Pitman, Mary 


64 








34 


Pitman, Annah Pulsifer . 


253 








222 


Pitman, Augustus Pulsifer 


253 








222 


Pitman, |ulia Ann .... 


253 








222 


Pomeroy, Amanda M. . 


357 








375 


Pomeroy, Sylvester C. . . . 


357 








380 


Pomeroy, Charles J. ... 


552 








380 


Pomeroy, Mabel .... 


552 








380 


Pomeroy, Ethel 


552 








381 


Pope, Mary Elizabeth 


249 








382 


Pope, William Alfred . . . 


249 








383 


Pope, Mary Danforth 


249 








383 


Poppleton, Ellen Elizabeth 


664 








383 


Poppleton, Andrew J. . . . 


664 








384 


Poppleton, Caroline S. . . . 


664 








384 


Potter, Abigail |ulina 


529 








384 


Potter, Richard 


529 








385 


Potter, Sarah (Drake) 


529 








82 


Pratt, Harriet A 


298 








85 


Pratt, Elisha 


298 








165 


Pratt, Clarissa E 


298 








.65 


Prescott, Henry 


'23 








165 


Prescott, Mary 


'23 








325 


Prescott, Mary Elizabeth Shannon 


124 








7' 


Prescott, Benjamin .... 


125 








69, 


Prescott, James Noble 


126 








692 


Prescott, Henry Way 


127 








693 


Prescott, Sophia Shannon 


128 








694 


Prescott, Inez Sarah .... 


260 








695 


Prescott, Ancill Sevey 


260 








696 


Prescott, Sarah Cyrina (Goodell) 


260 








697 


Prescott, Nahum .... 


800 








698 


Prescott, Bennie Jenness . 


801 








699 


Proctor, Lena Belle '. . . . 


79' 








700 


Proctor, Henry Harrison 


791 








701 


Proctor, Mary Elizabeth 


79' 








676 












676 












676 












677 


Rand, William J 


181 








678 


Rand, Jerome Winthrop 


181 








679 


Rand, Abigail 


229 








. 680 


Rand, Moses 


229 



574 



rilK SHANNON FAMILY 



Rand, Lydia 








229 


Randall, Gilnnin Bciijamin 






831 


Randall, Rcuhcn (;. 






831 


Randall, Mary Atucll 








831 


Randall, Klroy Stiiarl 








832 


Randall, Florian (Jaspar 








«33 


Richards, Emogenc . 








595 


Richards, CJeorgc VV. 








595 


Richards, Ix/./.ie 








595 


Reynolds, Lulu . 








456 


Roberts, Olive 








288 


Roberts, Annie S. 








387 


Roberts, Bertha Carolyn 






862 


Roberts, David Krenioni 






862 


Roberts, Cora ( C'loiigli) 






862 


Rogers, (Jcorgc 1). 






323 


Ross, Sally 








5' 3 


Ross, Thomas 








5'3 


Roussfllc, Emma Julia 








'44 


Ruff, luigenia 








'73 


Ruff, William . . 








173 


Rugglcs, l''.li/.abelh 








3 5 


Ryan, William B. , 








I 2 1 


Ryan, Adeline . . 








1 2 1 


Rvan, Jnhn . . . 








461 



Sanborn 


, William Arnold 


449 


Sanborn 


Arthur Hamilton 


450 


Sanborn 


, Helen May Shammn 


45' 


Santord, 


Warren Allison 


605 


Sanford, 


Alice Mabel . . . 


605 


Sanxay, 


Lizzie 


180 


Sanxay, 


Skcftinton S. ... 


180 


Sanxay, 


Janette ( Fickcti ) 


180 


Sargeni, 


Jessie Grace 


556 


Sargent, 


(icorgc jackman 


556 


Sargent, 


Amanda ( Bordman ) 


556 


Savillc, 


Lucy Newcomb . 


365 


Sawyer, 


John F. . 


760 


Sawyer, 


Schuyler C.ilfax . . 


76, 


Sawyer, 


Clyde Stephen . . . 


762 



Sawyer, Vera Avis 
Sawyer, F,rdie Ashman 
Scammon, Rebecca . 
Shaw, Elizabeth . 
Shaw, John 

Shephard, (ieorge Henry 
Shewell, Thomas R. 
Shcwell, Martha Roberts 
Shewell, Mary Shannon 
Shewell, Laura Wood 
Shewell, Julia Abbott 
Shcwell, Robert Liningion 
Shontz, Clara 
Shrevc, Benjamin 
Shreve, Isaac 
Shrevc, Hannah Very 
Shreve, Octavius 
Shreve, (icnevieve 
Shreve, Benjamin 
Shreve, Mary 
Simpson, Agnes . 
Simpson, Robert Henry 
Simpson, Agnes ( McCii 
Simson, Frank C. 
Simson, Robert Bordon 
Skinner, William Henry 
Skinner, Alice F^leannr 
Sluman, Henry 
Smerdon, Thomas 
Smiley, Mary Ophelia 
Smiley, Joseph L. 
Smiley, Mary B. 
Smith, Maria M. 
Smith, Waller 
Smith, Laura 
Smith, Eliza L. . 
Smith, Grace G. 
Smith, Charles Fred . 
Smith, Amelia A. 
Smith, Edward . 
Smith, James 
Smith, Joseph Merrill 
Smith, Benjamin Merrill 



762 

763 
361 
616 
616 
250 
332 
332 
332 
332 
332 
332 
440 

395 
39 5 
395 
39^' 

?,¥-> 

396 
396 
61 2 
61 2 
612 
'45 
'45 
250 
250 
462 
132 
250 
250 
250 

79 
189 
216 
219 
249 
249 

3 57 
476 
506 
553 
5 53 



INDEX II 



575 



Smith, Mehetable F. (Leighton) 

Smith, Fiinnie Bell 

Smith, Charles Edwin 

Smith, Freda Margaret 

Smith, Bertha Lucy 

Smith, Kelsev 

Sinith, Laurence . 

Smith, Jessie Sarah 

Smith, Wellington 

Smith, John Randolph 

Smith, Parthenia Yale 

Smith, Augustus Randolj 

Smith, Juliet Shannon 

Smith, Elsie Waldron 

Smith, Lucile Foote . 

Smith, Mary Shannon 

Smith, Susie . 

Smith, Addie 

Smith, Augustus Ward 

Smith, Julia Ann 

Spaulding, Silas . 

Spaulding, Rhoda (Scoville) 

Spinning, Angelina . 

Spinning, Frances 

Spools, Martha . 

Standish, Jennie . 

Stanwood, Jane Randeli 

Stan wood, Ebenezer 

Stanwood, Jane Randeli (Cle 

Stanwood, Calvin 

Stevens, [ulia S. . 

Stevens, Martha Ann Pre 

Stickney, Josiah Henry 

Stickney, Josiah . 

Stickney, Elizabeth . 

Stickney, Mary Waldron 

Stickney, Ellen Freeman 

Stickney, Lombard . 

Stites, Emily Lovina 

Stites, Jacob Pierce . 

Stites, Charlotte Birk 

Stocker, Mary Elizabeth 

Stocker, Harrison 



SS3 
555 
556 
556 
55^' 
556 
556 
556 
656 
656 
656 
657 
657 
657 
657 
658 
674 
779 
779 
779 
632 
632 
473 
479 
86 

"32 
346 
346 

34^ 
570 
450 
36. 

373 
373 
373 
373 
3 73 
373 
821 
821 
821 
249 
249 



Stockford, Lulu Belle 
Stocktbrd, Philip 
Stockford, Cora Belle 
Strickler, Jacob B. 
Strickler, Henry Elmer 
Strickler, Joseph Richard 
Strickler, Edna Josephine 
Strickler, Arthur Leon 
Strickler, J. B. . 
Swett, Benjamin 
Swett, Daniel 
Swett, Celestia Ann . 
Swett, Eliza Jane 
Swett, Daniel Edwin 
Swett, Nora May 
Swett, Parley Edwin 
Swett, Luman Frederick 
Swett, Ella Maria 
Swett, Walter Edmund 
Swett, Martin Mason 
Swett, Nathaniel Frederic 
Swett, Nathaniel Willie 
Swett, Florence Evelyn 
Swett, Ella Maria 
Swett. Alma Etta 
Swett, Albert Luman 
Swett, Oliver 
Swett, Mahala ( Perkins) 
Swett, Edward Harland 
Swett, Cora May 
Swett, Albert Marshall 
Swett, Benjamin Franklin 
Symmes, William B. 
Symonds, Jonathan Shove 
Synionds, Nathaniel 
Symonds, Elizabeth . 
Symonds, Shrove Shannon 
Symonds, Richard Nathaniel 
Symonds, James William 
Symonds, James Alfred . 
Symonds, William Ilus . 
Symonds, Lizzie May 
Symonds, Herbert Shove 



844 
844 
844 
436 
43^> 
436 
436 
43^* 
43 7 
254 
254 
255 
256 

257 
257 
257 
257 
Z57 
257 
257 
258 
258 
258 

259 
260 
260 
260 
260 
260 
260 
260 
261 
119 
249 
249 
249 
249 
249 
249 
249 
249 
249 
249 



s:^^ 



ItlK SHANNON l-AMIl.Y 



Symoiids, Kdith Floroiuo 

Symonds, tJcorgc Ci.irJiK-r 

Symoiuls, CJr.ice May 

Symonds, Mary CJoKlsmiili 

Svmonds, Helen F.li/a 

Symonds, Charles Henrv 

Svmonds, Bertram Franklin 

Symonds, Ralph Orrin 



-49 
^49 
249 

-49 
■:49 
•:49 



Tebbets, Mary 






.46 


Tebbets, Ehenezcr . 






.46 


Tebbets, Rebecca . . 






I4(. 


Tebbets, Sally . . . 






208 


Tebbets, F'phraim 






20S 


Tebbets, Ruhis B. . . 






\-o 


Thompson, Maude Alice 






S.H 


Thompson, George Conn 






S34 


Thompson, Louisa Melissa 






«.;4 


'I'omlinson, Joseph 






-v> 


Tomlinson, Dorothy 






-13 


Townsend, Daniel 






S4 


Townscnd, Elizabeth Miinro 






329 


'Truesdell, Mary Jane 






360 


Trundy, Martha Sarah 






Zl)\ 


Trundy, John 






-91 


Tnmdy, Lucy 






-91 


Tucker, Benjamin Swallow 






loS 


Tucker, Eliza Shannon . 






10l> 


Tucker, l<ucretia Carter . 






1 10 


Tucker, James Noble 






1 1 1 


Tucker, Benjamin Ruggles 






1 1 2 


Tucker, Mary Ann . 






"3 


Tucker, Martha Yeaton . 






•'4 


Tucker, Joseph Cutts 






"5 


Tucker, Edward Campbell 






i>5 


Tucker, James H. Shannon 






"5 


Tucker, Mary Fllizabeth 






1 1? 


Tucker, Wesley S. . 






604 


Tucker, Henrv 






604 


Tucker, Eveline . 






604 


Tucker, Elizabeth Shannon 






60^ 



Tucker, Frank I'.lbridge 
Tucker, Wilbur Davis 
Tucker, Ella P. . , 
Tucker, Joseph 
Tucker, Susan A. 
Tufts, Otis . . . 
Tuttle, Addie 
Tuttle, Edward Fox 
Tuttle, Hannah ^^Cranl) 



Vance, Winnie L. 
N'arney, Martha 
\ aughan, Abigail 
Vaughan, William 
X'aughan, Margaret (^Cutts) 
\ auglian, Marv . 
\ aughan, CJeorge 
X'aughan, Elizabeth . 
Vaughan, Jane 
Vincent, Sarah 



Wadleigh, Emma 
Waldron, Mary , 
Waldron, Isaac 
Waldron, Sarah (Boody) 
Walker, George . 
Walker, James 
Warner, John 
Warner, Elizabeth 
Warner, Anna Maria 
Warner, Harriet 
Warner, Alexander . 
Warner, XN'arren 
Warner, Nadiiie . 
Warner, Juliet 
Warner, Juliet 
Warner, John 
Warner, |ohn W. 
Warner, Lillias Leslie 



6of> 
607 
667 
667 

M: 
402 
611 
611 
611 



79« 
.84 

•i 

5 

13 

•3 

>8 
S8 



■549 

1,-6 

4<'4 
K'i 
.76 

'77 
i;8 

>79 
'79 
'79 
'79 
180 
181 
181 
181 



Warner, Nelson . 
Warner, Edith 
Warner, Jessie Elliott 
Warner, Henry . 
Warner, Harold Leslie 
Warner, Annie . 
Warner, Frank . 
Washburn, Hannah . 
Watson, Lillias 
Watson, Isaac- 
Way, Ebenezer . 
Webber, Asa 
Webster, William E. 
Webster, Arthur Ciordoii 
Webster, Harriet Eleanor 
Webster, Mary Shannon 
Welch,. Sarah . . . 
Welch, Moses 
Welch, Mary 
Wentworth, Matilda 
White, Belle Louise . 
Whitchouse, Julia Abigail 
Whitehoiisc, Ebenezer 
Whitehouse, Abigail Stuart 
Whithani, Lydia D. 
Whiting, Frank (i. 
Whiting, Cieorge 
Whiting, Ellen 
Whiting, Charles Elmer . 
Whiting, Louis Morrison 
Whiting, Hattie May 
Whitney, Sarah Ci. . 
Whitney, John 
Whitney, Mary . 
Whittier, Elsie fane . 
Whitticr, Jonathan Harvey 
Whittier, Mary Andrews 
Wiggin, Xebulon 
Wiggin, Eli/.a 
Wiggin, Sophia Shannon 
Wiggin, Elizabeth Shannon 
Wiggin, Richard 
Wiggin, Abigail Shannon 



INDKX 11 


iHl 


Wiggin, Marv Ann Shanno 


iSi 


Wiggin, Jonathan 


iSi 


Wiggin, Jonathan C. 


i8i 


Wiggin, Nehemiah 


iSl 


Wiggin, George . 


l8l 


Wiggin, Isaac Shannon . 


l8i 


Wiggin, Grace Ayers 


502 


Wiggin, George Brackett 


46 


Wiggin, Elizabeth Waldron 


46 


Wiggin, Blanch Sarah 


43 


Wiggin, Roy Roberts . 


114 


Wiggin, Marion . 


3zg 


Wiggin, Mina E. 


329 


Wiggin, Augustus 


329 


Wiggin, Martha Leavitt . 


329 


Wiggin, Augusta Eldora . 


286 


Wiggin, Charles A. . 


286 


Wiggin, Hannah 


286 


Wilcox, George R. . 


458 


Williams, Oren Clifford . 


577 


Williams, Charles 


563 


Williams, Martha 


563 


Williams, Ralph Clifford 


563 


Williams, Ora Maud 


263 


Willoughby, Seraphina 


427 


Wing, James 


427 


Wingate, Henry Pickering 


427 


Wingate, Mary Shannon 


427 


Wingate, Elizabeth . 


427 


Wingate, John Paine 


427 


Wingate, Sarah Pearson . 


669 


Wingate, Oliver Shannon 


669 


Wingate, Charles 


669 


Wingate, Edith . 


Z57 


Winn, Sidney H. . . 


257 


Winn, Myrtle O. 


Z57 


Winn, Eva V. . . . 


116 


Winn, Anne M. 


■17 


Winn, William Eaton 


118 


\Mnn, Nathaniel Eaton . 


■ 19 


Winn, Olive Ann 


1 20 


Winn, Mildred Estelle . 


1 21 


Winn, Agnes Viola . 



577 

1 22 
182 
183 
236 
380 
386 
386 
3«7 
387 
387 
387 
387 
526 
526 
526 
681 
681 
681 

353 
608 
608 
608 
6og 
610 

'35 
^68 
i8i 
;8i 
581 
!8i 
j8i 



589 

589 
;89 

590 
59' 



578 



THE SHANNON FAMH.Y 



Winn, Omer Shannon 






592 


Yorton, 


Walter C. . . 






724 


Winn, Willie Eaton . 






593 


Yorton, 


Cora P. . . 






725 


Winn, Nathaniel I,loyd . 






594 


Yorton 


Pearl A. . . 






726 


Wit de, Sarah Julia . . 






583 


Yorton 


Peter . . . 






727 


Wit de, Carson B. . 






5«3 


Yorton 


Roy 






728 


Wit de, Anna Eliza . 






5«3 


Young, 


Thomas Peters 






35Z 


Wolston, Edward Burleigh 






«53 


Young, 


Mary Katharine . 






352 


Wolston, Edward Shannon 






854 


Young, 


Anna Christine 






352 


Wolston, Mary Shannon 






«55 


Young, 


William Franklin 






352 


Wolston, Grace Harriet . 






856 


Young, 


Mary Peters 






35Z 




Young, 


Louise Clough 






352 




Young, 


Reuben Knighi 






352 


Yeaton, Louise 383 


Young, 


Calvin Locke 






352 


York, Pauline F 112 


Young, 


Elizabeth 






352 


Yorton, Herbert 






7Z3 


Young, 


Jennie 






456 



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